Walter Hemming

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Depiction of the city of Brilon around 1720

Walter Hemming (born June 11, 1894 in Düsseldorf , † December 27, 1979 in Brilon ) was a German painter .

Life

Hemming, son of the decorative painter Carl Hemming and Alma, born in Uri, attended, like his younger brother Hans (1896–1917), the secondary school on Scharnhorststrasse. This was followed by studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy and extensive study trips to many countries. His painting style was traditionally academic. His special love was the lake, which was also a frequent motif for his pictures. He was also very interested in technical things, which found its expression in images of heavy industry and shipyards. In 1942 he settled in Brilon after it was bombed in Düsseldorf. He captured his new hometown in many historicizing pictures. His best-known work was the historical cityscape, which he made on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city's foundation.

literature

  • Robert Thoms: Great German Art Exhibition Munich 1937–1944. Directory of artists in two volumes, Volume I: painter and graphic artist. Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-937294-01-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ August 6, 1910: The director praised the students Hans and Walter Hemming (U IIIa), who had saved a drowning man while sailing on the Rhine. , in the annual report of the Städtische Oberrealschule iE on Scharnhorststrasse in Düsseldorf, school year 1909–1910
personal data
SURNAME Hemming, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hemming, Walther Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1979
Place of death Brilon