Pit from Frihling
Karl Hanns Christian "Pit" von Frihling (born October 18, 1919 in Hamburg ; † March 27, 2011 there ) was a German painter , graphic artist and watercolorist .
Life
After training as a craftsman and after completing military service , von Frihling studied at the State Art School in Hamburg from 1945 to 1948 , a. a. with Professors Alfred Mahlau and Karl Kaschak . From 1957 a semester followed with Gerhard Fietz at the same university. From 1958 to 1968 von Frihling ran a state-recognized art school in Hamburg and on the Dutch island of Terschelling .
From 1951 to 1958, von Frihling undertook study trips which he a. a. led to Holland , France , Italy and Switzerland . From around 1980, after a trip to Greece , he created many mostly small-format works as gouache pictures on gold, silver and copper backgrounds. His works have received several awards. His home town of Hamburg, to which he felt closely connected, remained his permanent place of residence throughout his life.
Memberships
Pit von Frihling had been a member of the professional association of visual artists , Hamburg section , since 1968 . In addition, he was a member of the Freemason Lodge Roland in Hamburg for over 40 years ; the lodge shows works by her brother von Frihling on its homepage.
Personal
Pit von Frihling was an Evangelical Lutheran denomination . His daughter Corinna Schroeder-von Frihling (* 1942) is a freelance graphic artist and lives on the west coast of Ireland .
plant
Pit von Frihlings work includes thousands of sketches, watercolors, paintings and works for churches. He was a "landscaper, but not at all in the sense of the lovable little masters of the late 19th century". The diverse artistic spectrum includes abstract and figurative works as well as works with sand and metal . He “doesn't work in front of the motive. The pictures are only created in the quiet of the studio ”.
collaboration
In the years from 1958 to 1968 there was a fruitful collaboration with the Evangelical Church , for which he took on the artistic design of 20 modern churches. In addition, von Frihling created works of art in public spaces or as contributions to art in public buildings “in wood, metal, glass, textile”. In 1975 he worked on the film Views - German Landscape Painting from Dürer to Today , which was produced on behalf of the Federal Press Office in Bonn .
painting
In his youth, von Frihling created pictures in conventional oil painting; the first pencil sketches, such as self-portraits , have also survived from this period . Pit von Frihling's main work is all about the North German and Dutch landscape, but it was less important to him to create the image of a certain landscape. Rather, he devoted himself to the typical geological nature of his subject and incorporated light and its formative power into the composition. The artist appears as a “landscape painter who predominantly gains new aspects from North German motifs such as sea , mud flats , sky and coasts ” and who “ultimately only shows the image of his idea from the world of the spiritual”.
Here he penetrates "in his pictures into the depths, he feels geological , morphological , ascends into the sphere of the meteorological ", whereby he is particularly fascinated by "primeval landscapes, the sea, the moors , large forests and the high mountains ". Pit von Frihling shows in his landscapes “a strong emotional side” which corresponds to a “tendency towards the mystical in a positive sense”. As a rule, the human being does not appear as an object in the picture , "there is no need to depict human beings where everything is intended for human beings".
Working for churches
His antependia as a fabric application for altars and pulpits in churches also occupy a separate area in his work. In addition, he created models for crosses , tower crowns, altar dishes ( chalices or evening supper plates ) and candlesticks as well as for lights in churches, which - together with his drawings - served as designs for the craftsmen who carried out the work . An overview of this part of his work is still missing.
signature
Works from his early creative period are with C. v. Frihling who signed his main works with Pit v (on) Frihling .
Art in public space
Pit von Frihling has created numerous works in public space in northern Germany, a compilation of this part of his work is still missing.
Art in collections / museums
Von Frihling's works are represented in numerous public and private collections; here, too, an overview is still missing.
Honors
The artist received the following awards:
- 1981: Gold Euro Medal for Art and Culture
- 1985: Art Prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg
- 1988: Schneverdingen Art Prize
Exhibitions
Pit von Frihling has been honored with more than 60 solo exhibitions and participated with artist colleagues in more than 40 other exhibitions.
Solo exhibitions
(Source:, details have been added, but may be incomplete)
- 1962: Haarlem, Holland
- 1963: Amsterdam
- 1964: Kunstverein Groningen
- 1968: Hamburg
- 1970: Museum Neumünster
- 1972: Hamburger Sparkasse
- 1973: Galerie Peter, Hamburg
- 1974: Kurhaus Bevensen
- 1974: Spiekeroog spa administration
- 1974: Hochhuth Gallery, Hamburg
- 1974: Pueblo Art Center, California USA
- 1975: Galerie Forum, Hamburg
- 1975: Gallery Wyk / Föhr
- 1976: Hochhuth Gallery, Hamburg
- 1977: Kunsthaus B. b. K. Hamburg
- 1977: Galerie Forum, Hamburg
- 1978: Scheeßel local history museum
- 1978: Kerkdiel, Holland
- 1978: Art grotto in Leck
- 1979: Galerie in den Vierlanden, Hamburg
- 1979: Gallery bi in Reinbek
- 1979: Torhaus Wellingbüttel
- 1979: Hochhuth Gallery, Hamburg
- 1979: Siemens AG, Erlangen
- 1980: Small gallery in Schneverdingen
- 1980: Hamburg market hall
- 1980: Art Office of the City of Emden
- 1980: TTK Wohltorf
- 1981: Hochhuth Gallery, Hamburg
- 1981: Haspa, Hamburg
- 1983: Hochhuth Gallery, Hamburg
- 1983: Galerie Schwarz, Bremen
- 1983: City Museum Gladbeck
- 1983: Norderstedt art district
- 1984: Galerie Weiß, Hilden
- 1984: Galerie Daberkow, Frankfurt
- 1985: Kilian Gallery, Celle
- 1985: Lehmann Gallery, Harburg
- 1985: Galerie 4 D, Berlin
- 1985: Schneverdingen
- 1986: Raber Gallery, Bendorf
- 1986: Galerie Deichstraße, Hamburg
- 1986: Workshop Galerie Lüneburg
- 1987: Galerie Lüth, Halebüll
- 1987: Gallery Das Werk, Waldbröl
- 1987: Galerie Daberkow, Frankfurt
- 1989: Galerie Deichstraße, Hamburg - on the occasion of the 70th birthday
- 1990: Bendorf
- 1991: Sollerup
- 1994: Atelier Galerie Schroeder-von Frihling, Oevenum, Föhr - on the occasion of the 75th birthday
- 1996: North Beach
- 1997: Alte Speicherstadt, Hamburg
- 1998: Emmerich
- 1998: Bad Segeberg
- 1999: Hamburgische Landesbank, Hamburg - on the occasion of the 80th birthday
- 2002: Elysee Hotel, Hamburg
- 2002: Ahrendsburg
- 2004: Schlutius law firm, Hamburg
- 2004: Galerie am Tibarg, Hamburg
- 2009: Dr. Brose, Hamburg - on the occasion of the 90th birthday
- 2012: Memorial exhibition in the Protestant Church of St. Markus, Hamburg-Hohe Luft
Publications
(Source :, details have been added, but may be incomplete)
- Art Association Groningen / Holland, 1964
- UD Heydorn: painter in Hamburg 1966–1974 . Verlag Christians, Hamburg 1974.
- OH Schindler: Documents on Contemporary Art . Verlag Arbeitskreis Moderne Graphik, 1975.
- E. Heinhold: Artists see Schieswig-Holstein . Weidlich Publishing House, Frankfurt 1976.
- 50 years of the pen art association . Hamburg 1977.
- Edition Galerie Hochhuth, Hamburg 1977.
- Art Prize Altona 1981 - Altona yesterday and today . Altona 1981.
- Art funding from the state of Baden-Württemberg (acquisitions 1983–1985).
- Edition Galerie Deichstraße - retrospective in 26 pictures, 1989.
- Ministry of Economy and Art, Stuttgart 1985.
- 30 years of Galerie Daberkow 1958–1988 . Frankfurt 1988.
- Axel-Alexander Ziese: The magic of light . Arte Factum, Nuremberg 1998.
- Corinna Schroeder-von Frihling: It was as if heaven had 32 angels - collages by Pit von Frihling, tredition, Hamburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-7345-4112-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b DIE WELT, edition of September 4, 1999
- ↑ a b Auktionshaus Stahl artist directory
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Pit v. Frihling, Pictures of a Coast , edition2 galerie lüth, pictus-verlag, Halebüll 1988, ISBN 3-927212-01-6 .
- ^ A b Information from Corinna Schroeder-von Frihling
- ^ Homepage of the Lodge Roland
- ↑ a b c d Mario Sander, Galerie Blankenese, Hamburg in Pit v. Frihling, Pictures of a Coast , edition2 galerie lüth, pictus-verlag, Halebüll 1988, ISBN 3-927212-01-6 .
- ^ Gallery at Schlump, Beim Schlump 10, D-20144 Hamburg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frihling, Pit of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frihling, Karl Hanns Christian von (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, graphic artist and watercolorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 2011 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |