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Teo Gebürsch , also Theo Gebürsch , born as Theodor Gebürsch (born November 11, 1899 in Mainz , † July 7, 1958 there ) was a German painter , wood cutter , caricaturist and draftsman .

Rooster against a red background, 1956
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life and work

Gebürsch studied from 1918 at the Art Academy in Düsseldorf and from 1920 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . Between 1923 and 1926 he lived in Dachau and in 1923 undertook a study hike on foot from Munich to Venice . From 1926 to 1928 he lived in Paris and Italy , from 1929 he moved to Berlin , where he lived until 1943. Study visits to Switzerland followed . In 1936, the artist's woodcuts were confiscated at the Leipzig printmaking exhibition and then he was banned from exhibiting and working, that is to say, a " professional ban " was imposed on him. He then mainly produced caricatures for magazines such as Koralle or Die Woche . Gebürsch moved to Rheinhessen in 1943 . In the course of a bombing raid in 1944, all of the works in his Berlin studio were destroyed; newly created works were also bombed in his studio in 1945. In 1948 the artist finally moved back to his hometown Mainz, where he worked for another ten years. He found his final resting place in the main cemetery in Mainz.

Memberships

During his studies in Berlin he became a member of the artist group Porza . In addition, he was a member of the Association of Progressive Artists in Hesse .

Work in collections

His works can be found in the Landesmuseum Mainz and the Hessische Staatsgalerie in Darmstadt .

Exhibitions

In October 1959, a memorial exhibition with works by Gebürsch was held in the house at the cathedral in Mainz. In addition, the Broo art dealer in Gaustraße exhibited works by Gebürsch several times.

estate

The artistic estate is in the art collection of the city of Mainz.

Gebürsch and Mainz

Gebürsch was closely connected to his hometown Mainz: He "perhaps the most Mainz-style" artist, "not only recreated his hometown graphically in countless works, but also became the unique herald of the spirit of this city with the lines of his pen and the accord of his colors."

Judgments

In all of Gebürsch's works "there is an unmistakable grace, a harmony of everything created resonates, a trust in the sweet earthliness that has always characterized the essence of the Mainz people". The greatness of his art “is based on the perfect unity of Teo Gebürsch with the world he designed. This does not allow anything made or wanted to arise. Everything in it is in its unmistakable place ”. “The combination of great maturity, great simplicity and high level of skill made Theo Gebürsch's unmistakable artistry.” Regarding the caricatures, Wolfgang Balzer wrote: “Mainz events and Mainz characters were reproduced with just a few strokes: light, ironic , perhaps even satirizing , but never with them that nasty sarcasm that is often found in 'jokers'. Everyone noticed immediately when looking at the drawings: it is love that creates a bizarre expression here. ”His style was able to reproduce“ with great precision (...) the essential features of the portrait ”.

Publications

For decades, Gebürsch captured the character of the city of Mainz and its residents in caricatures; a selection was published in 1959 in book form in several editions under the title Mainzer Bilderbogen , designed together with Franziska Gebürsch, who was responsible for the texts . Traditional u. Experienced .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Wolfgang Balzer: Personalities of City History, Part 2. People from religious life, people from political life, people from general cultural life, scientists, writers, artists, musicians, Ingelheim am Rhein, Kügler, 1989, ISBN 9783924124038
  2. ↑ a b c d e Internet site art trade Widder
  3. ↑ Arcaja auction house website
  4. ↑ a b c Communication from the Mainz City Archives
  5. ↑ a b c Walter Heist in Mainzer Bilderbogen , preface, edition 1978, Mainz
  6. ↑ Teo and Franziska Gebürsch: Mainzer Bilderbogen. Traditional u. Experiences , Mainz, 1959ff, ISBN 9783874390002
personal data
SURNAME Brush, Teo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gebürsch, Theo; Gebürsch, Theodor (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, wood cutter, caricaturist and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1958
Place of death Mainz