Sepp Vees
Sepp Vees (born November 11, 1908 in Gundershofen ( Schelklingen ), † December 1, 1989 in Flacht ( Weissach )) was a German artist.
He was one of the expressive realism painters and was a founding member of the Stuttgart New Secession . Vees had lived in Flacht, a small town in Baden-Württemberg , since 1933 . He defined himself as an expressive painter with the colors of Paul Cézanne and the spontaneity of Max Slevogt , Lovis Corinth and Max Liebermann . In addition, Sepp Vees created numerous concrete glass windows, lead-glazed windows, mosaics and sgraffitos on public buildings and churches.
Vita
- 1927–1929: Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Kassel , student with Georg Burmester
- 1929 member of the Stuttgart New Secession , which is considered the successor to the Stuttgart Secession . Sepp Vees participated in two of the group's three major exhibitions in 1931 and 1932. The group's first exhibition took place on August 20, 1929 in Stuttgart.
- In addition to Vees, the group included Manfred Pahl , Wilhelm Geyer , Manfred Henninger , Alfred Lehmann and Gustav Schopf .
- 1929–1932: Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart, student with Robert Breyer .
- 1933: Branch in Flacht.
- 1939: Because of his pacifist attitude, Vees was transferred to Russia as a punishment.
- 1939–1945: Deployment in Russia.
- After 1945: Independent painter. He undertook numerous study trips to Italy, Holland, Belgium, France (especially to Brittany), Austria, England, Turkey and Tunisia.
- 1952: Member of the Free Group Stuttgart.
- 1958: Founding member of the Sindelfingen Secession .
- 1989: Died in Flacht.
Works
40 pictures from his estate were donated to the Weissach community in 1995 . You can see them in the Sepp Vees gallery in the old school building in Flacht since 2000 . In 2008 Sepp Vees would have been 100 years old. Two exhibitions (memorial and sales exhibition) took place on this occasion.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vees, Sepp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gundershofen ( Schelklingen ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1989 |
| Place of death | Flat ( Weissach ) |