Rudolf Kügler

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Rudolf Kügler (born September 27, 1921 in Berlin ; † October 8, 2013 in Berlin-Frohnau ) was a German painter and graphic artist . He was an important representative of German abstract art after the Second World War .

life and work

Rudolf Kügler studied in 1946/47 at the University of Applied Arts in Berlin-Weißensee with Hans Speidel , then until 1954 at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin with Professor Max Kaus . He completed his studies as a master class student. In 1950 he moved from the east to the west of Berlin. He received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation . He went on numerous study trips to Spain , Morocco , Egypt , Greece and Norway , in addition to longer stays in Paris and Rome. In 1956, Rudolf Kügler was appointed professor at the Berlin University of Fine Arts, initially for the email class. Then he took over the free painting class. In addition to teaching, several architectural projects and wall designs.

In addition to drawings, paintings and large-format enamel works, he also works in watercolors, screen printing, sculpture and collage. With his abstract graphic work he took part in numerous international exhibitions in the 1950s, in 1959 at Documenta 2 in Kassel. Working with wood was also important to the son of a carpenter. Whether wood scraps from a nearby carpenter's workshop, whether flotsam from the Mediterranean beach, but also thickly pasted billboards in Berlin, Madrid, Munich or Palma, lead to new approaches to work. His collages of abstract, often three-dimensional temples have earned him the reputation of being a “master of collage” (Heidelberg HS Gallery).

After his retirement in 1986 he prepared the publication of his drawings and works on paper 1950–1990 with travel memories and texts and worked on a multi-volume catalog of works. His works are in public and private collections around the world. Rudolf Kügler was a member of the German Association of Artists . He lived as a freelance artist in Berlin.

Prizes and awards

  • 1952: "Thank you donation from the German people" award
  • 1954: Prize "Steel and Iron Competition"
  • 1954: Prize of the “Friends of Fine Arts”, Berlin
  • 1959: “ Art Prize of the Böttcherstraße ”, Bremen
  • 1961: "Bavarian State Prize" (gold medal)

Exhibitions

Group exhibitions

  • 1950: Berlin artist, Bonn
  • 1950: "Berliner Neue Gruppe", Kunstverein Hannover
  • 1953: "German Graphics of the 20th Century", Reykjavík
  • 1953: Exposition Internationale des Academies des Beaux Arts, Milan
  • 1954: "Berliner Neue Gruppe", Kunstverein Hannover
  • 1954: Recent German Graphic Arts, Dublin
  • 1954: Arte Alemán Actual, Mexico City
  • 1954: Recent German Graphic Art, New Zealand
  • 1955: III. Biennale, São Paulo
  • 1955: Grafika i Crtezi, Yugoslavia
  • 1955: Gagdas alman Desen ve graphic, Turkey
  • 1956: Giovani Pittori, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
  • 1956: Recent German Graphic Art, Australia
  • 1956: Tysk Grafik i Dag, Sweden
  • 1957: German printmaking, Japan
  • 1957: Biennale 57, Paris
  • 1957: I. Biennale Internationale de Gravure, Tokyo
  • 1957: Recent German Graphic Art, Pakistan
  • 1958: Jeunes peintres d'Allemagne, Lucerne Art Museum
  • 1958: German Graphic Art, Korea
  • 1958: New German graphics, Grenchen (Switzerland)
  • 1959: "documenta 2", Kassel
  • 1959: Berlin contemporary artists, Beethovenhalle Bonn
  • 1960: Artistas Berlineses Contemporáneos, Madrid
  • 1960: German Art of Today, Rangoon
  • 1960: Contemporary Prints from Germany, Oregon (USA)
  • 1960: Berlin Center of Artistic Freedom, Recklinghausen, Vienna, Berlin
  • 1961: II International Triennial for Colored Graphics, Grenchen (Switzerland)
  • 1961: IV. Exposition Internationale de la Gravure, Ljubljana
  • 1962: The 30th Exhibition of the Japan Prints, Tokyo
  • 1962: Painted postcards and letters by German artists, Altonaer Museum Hamburg
  • 1963: Arte Gráfico Alemán de Hoy, Latin America
  • 1970: 5th International Triennial, Grenchen (Switzerland)
  • 1984: City Museum Kobe (Japan)

Solo exhibitions

  • 1952: Kunstverein Hamburg (together with Dietmar Lemcke )
  • 1952: Heller bookstore, Munich
  • 1953: Galerie Palmes, Paris
  • 1956: Gerd Rosen Gallery, Berlin
  • 1956: Gallery Dr. E. Hauswedell, Hamburg
  • 1956: Art Cabinet Dr. Hanna Griesebach. Heidelberg
  • 1957: Leopold Hoesch Museum, Düren
  • 1958: Kunstverein Kassel
  • 1958: Blade Museum, Solingen
  • 1958: Galerie Niepel, Düsseldorf
  • 1958: Gerd Rosen Gallery, Berlin
  • 1959: Kunstkabinett Neuburger, Duisburg
  • 1960: Galerie Schmücking, Braunschweig
  • 1960: State Museum Oldenburg
  • 1961: Gallery Dr. E. Hauswedell, Hamburg
  • 1961: Monday gallery Reiner Zimmermann, Marburg
  • 1962: Carus Gallery, New York
  • 1962: Stadtische Galerie Schloss Oberhausen
  • 1962: German Art Council: cultural institutes in Cairo, Alexandria, Kabul, Damascus, Aleppo, Lattaquie, Homs
  • 1963: Goethe Institute, New York
  • 1963: Kunstkabinett Neuburger, Duisburg
  • 1965: Gallery Enrique M. Velasco, Pasay City (Philippines)
  • 1965: House on Lützowplatz , Berlin, catalog.
  • 1966: Gallery Dr. E. Hauswedell, Baden-Baden
  • 1966: Galerie Boisserée, Cologne
  • 1966: Kunstkabinett Trojanski, Düsseldorf
  • 1967: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1970: Gallery Dr. E. Hauswedell, Baden-Baden
  • 1970: Böttcherstraße, Bremen
  • 1970: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1971: Galería Ivan Spence, Ibiza
  • 1971: Kunstkabinett Trojanski, Düsseldorf
  • 1972: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1973: Galerie Schmiedel, Quadrath-Ichendorf
  • 1974: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1976: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1978: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1980: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1981: Galería Es Molí, Ibiza
  • 1981: Schmiedel Gallery, Bergheim
  • 1982: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1982: Modern art gallery, Königswinter
  • 1982: HS Gallery, Heidelberg
  • 1982: Galería Es Molí, Ibiza
  • 1985: Galería Es Molí, Ibiza
  • 1985: HS Gallery, Heidelberg
  • 1985: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1987: Galería Es Molí, Ibiza
  • 1989: Galería Es Molí, Ibiza
  • 1990: Galería Tres d'Oros, Palma de Mallorca
  • 1990: HS Gallery, Heidelberg
  • 1991: Braun and Schmidt, Wuppertal
  • 1991: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1992: Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin, exhibition 1950–1992
  • 1992: Galerie Bremer, Berlin
  • 1992: HS Gallery, Heidelberg
  • 1998: Galería Es Molí, Ibiza
  • 2001: HS Gallery, Heidelberg
  • 2002: HS Gallery, Heidelberg
  • 2006: Galería Es Molí, Ibiza
  • 2006: HS Gallery, Heidelberg
  • 2012: Galerie Münzing Claassen, Berlin
  • 2019: Zellermayer Gallery, Berlin

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Ordinary members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Kügler, Rudolf ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed October 1, 2015) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenstlerbund.de

literature

  • Werner Haftmann : Painting in the 20th Century . Munich 1954
  • Exhibition catalog for documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Art after 1945 . Catalog: Volume 1: Painting; Volume 2: Sculpture; Volume 3: Graphic Art; Text tape. Kassel / Cologne 1959
  • Klaus Geitel: Foreword to the “ Haus am Lützowplatz ” catalog . Berlin 1965
  • Klaus Geitel: Foreword “By the Sea” brochure. Berlin 1974
  • Peter Löffler: Fleeting signs . Press office of the HDK Berlin, 1986
  • Klaus Geitel: Comments on the book "Drawings" . Rembrandt, Berlin 1991

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kügler, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 2013
Place of death Berlin-Frohnau