Thomas Baumgartner
Thomas Baumgartner (born July 15, 1892 in Munich , † May 27, 1962 in Kreuth ) was a German peasant painter.
After training at Hermann Groeber's painting and drawing school , he received the gold medal for his portrait “General von Keller” at the Great International Exhibition in the Munich Glass Palace in 1913 at the age of 21 . This was followed by the picture "His Majesty the King of Bavaria".
At Tegernsee he became acquainted with Georg Hirth , the founder and publisher of “ Jugend ”, a magazine from which the term “ Jugendstil ” originates. He received a portrait commission from Hirt for his friend Ludwig Thoma .
Baumgartner was a desirable artist during the National Socialist era , and various works were exhibited in the Haus der Deutschen Kunst , which opened in 1938 , including farmers eating , and in 1941 at the Great German Art Exhibition in the same building, The Doctor's Struggle with Death .
On July 1, 1943, he was appointed professor despite being blocked by Hitler .
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Baumgartner in the catalog of the German National Library
- "Kreuther artist stoa"
- Ludwig Thoma
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ernst Klee : The cultural lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5 , p. 33.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baumgartner, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German peasant painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1962 |
| Place of death | Kreuth |