Rudolf Muchow
Rudolf Muchow (born May 2, 1889 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † February 28, 1962 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German expressionist painter and draftsman .
Life
Muchow was the son of the judge Dr. Ludwig Muchow, who worked at the district court. He attended the Berthold-Gymnasium in Freiburg and had his final exam at Easter 1910. He then studied at the Kassel Art Academy and became a professor of fine arts at the Frankfurt a. M. and later from 1930 to 1932 at the Pedagogical Academy in Stettin . In the 1930s his work was characterized by an achromatic expressiveness. From 1946 his abstract, fantastic graphics show a closeness to Willi Baumeister , with whom he was friends. His daughter later founded the Muchow gallery in Freiburg.
literature
- Georg Martin Hummel: Rudolf Muchow, drawings and pictures, Freiburg 1972
- Article about Muchow in the Badische Zeitung
References and comments
- ↑ Alexander Hesse: The professors and lecturers of the Prussian Pedagogical Academies (1926–1933) and universities for teacher training (1933–1941) Deutscher Studien Verlag, 1995. p. 524
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Muchow, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and draftsman of Expressionism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1962 |
| Place of death | Freiburg in Breisgau |