Rosa Friess

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Rosa Friess (born November 7, 1916 in Cologne , † December 31, 2007 in Marburg ) was a German doctor and painter .

Life

Rosa Friess graduated from the Elisabeth School in Marburg with a degree in medicine with a doctorate. Together with her husband, she then ran a general medical practice in Marburg. After reaching the age limit, she was exclusively active as an artist.

Her talent for painting was recognized and promoted early on. Thanks to an expert opinion by the Marburg art historian Richard Hamann , in 1943 she was able to purchase oil paints , which were in short supply at the time. In addition to her work as a doctor, she regularly painted numerous landscapes, portraits and still lifes. A catalog from 2004 documents 160 pictures.

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She was particularly interested in the representation of unadulterated nature. In the course of the decades numerous pictures were created, the natural beauty of which has since fallen victim to civilization. These pictures were largely painted in the great outdoors and therefore have a sketchy freshness that shows a stylistic relationship to the style of the painter Franz Frank , with whom Rosa Friess had a close friendship and working relationship.

With increasing age, portraits became the focus of her work, which was shown in several exhibitions in Marburg. She had numerous pictures auctioned for the benefit of the Marburg University Museum.

Works

Landscapes

The pictures were taken in nature and were almost never post-processed at home.

  • Landscape on the bend

  • View towards Holzhausen am Hünstein

  • Retreating thunderstorm, view from Via Regia

Forest pictures, trees

The forest pictures - like the landscapes - were created in nature.

  • Autumn forest on the Frauenberg

  • At the Rimberg near Caldern


Gardens, blooming

  • Ubbelohde's garden in Goßfelden

  • Blooming apple trees

  • Look into my garden

  • Blooming poppies

Portraits

  • Portrait Franz Frank

  • Portrait grandson J.

  • Portrait grandson M.

  • Portrait of a flamenco dancer

  • Portrait of son L.

Exhibitions

  • Rosa Friess - Memorial exhibition in the Kirchhain paper mill, August 2008.
  • Rosa Friess - Our Forest, special exhibition November 2004 in the Marburg University Museum for Fine Arts.

literature

  • Rosa Friess: Paint My Life My Lust. Görich and Weiershäuser, Marburg 2004, ISBN 3-89703-625-8 .
  • Rosa Friess: All about Christmas for young and old. Lahntal Heimat- und Geschichtsverein, Lahntal 2000, ISBN 3-000-07229-2 .
  • Paul Jürgen Wittstock: Interest in nature and people. Upper Hessian Press, January 2008.
  • I. Ewinkel (Ed.): The other life. Review of Marburg artists. Marburg city writings on history and culture, Marburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-942487-06-1 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ cf. the oil painting Landschaft am Biegen from 1943.
  2. ↑ Portrait of Franz Frank: On the back is a sketch: a bouquet in a vase with the text My thanks for the abundance of greetings a. Flowers for my 85th birthday should say these roses for me . Signed Franz Frank.

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personal data
SURNAME Friess, Rosa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 2007
Place of death Marburg