Werner Grundmann
Werner Grundmann (born July 8, 1902 in Hohenofen, Silesia , today part of Przemków , Poland ; † September 14, 1987 in Oberstdorf ) was a German painter , art historian and author .
life and work
Born in Silesia, Grundmann, the son of a school principal, studied art history , painting and philosophy at the universities of Breslau and Berlin . Before World War II , he taught as an art teacher in Gleiwitz and other high schools. One of his students was the painter, graphic artist and sculptor Markus Lüpertz (* 1941) ¹, who is one of the most famous contemporary German artists today. After his escape, Grundmann settled with his wife Hedwig, b. Serbin, settled in Oberstdorf, where he taught at the grammar school from 1950. From 1953 to 1959 he was a member of the Oberstdorf local council. The award in 1975 was a sign of recognition for his 18 years of activity as a district archivist, for the book chronicles “ Landkreis Sonthofen ” and “Landkreis Ostallgäu” and for his art and local history publications (including the four-volume “Geschichte des Marktes Oberstdorf” as co-author) of the ring of honor of the Ostallgäu district . Two years later he was awarded the Oberstdorf Citizen's Medal as well as the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon and the title of honorary professor “in recognition of his special services to research and literary processing” .
At an early age he made numerous trips abroad, especially to France and Italy, where he created a large number of his watercolors and drawings. Later he devoted himself increasingly to landscape painting in oil.
After a stroke, he died on September 14, 1987 in the Oberstdorf hospital and was buried in the forest cemetery. Today a street in Oberstdorf is named after him.
Honors and memberships
- 1975 Award of the ring of honor of the Ostallgäu district
- 1977 citizen medal from Oberstdorf
- 1977 Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
- Honorary Professor title
- Posthumous street naming in Oberstdorf: Grundmannstrasse
literature
- ² Heinrich Bernhard Zirkel, Werner Grundmann: “History of the Oberstdorf Market”, parts 1–4, Oberstdorf Market 1974–1979
- Proof of beautification Oberstdorf on November 1st, 1983
- Our Oberstdorf - Blätter zur Oberstdorfer , local history from 1982
Individual evidence
- ¹ Gunther le Maire : “The power of landscape and work”, Allgäuer Zeitung, July 12, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grundmann, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, art historian and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohenofen, Silesia , now part of Przemków , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1987 |
| Place of death | Oberstdorf |