Wilhelm Haerlin

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Wilhelm Haerlin (* 1906 ; † 1958 ) was a German artist who is best known for his art-in-building objects.

Works

A “monumental two-part mosaic picture for the Springer high-rise ” in Hamburg is regarded as his most important work . In 1957 he designed the glass fronts of the state trade school shipyard and port in Hamburg with depictions of ships in various glass cutting techniques (notch cut, flat cut, rough cut and bright cut). The works have been preserved to this day. He also created “lacquer sgraffitos ” as wall pictures for the ships of Hamburg shipowners.

Haerlin became a member of the Hamburg Secession in 1947 .

Fonts

  • Report on the creation of the mosaics in the reception hall of the Axel Springer publishing house. Hammerich & Lesser, Hamburg 1956

literature

  • Wilhelm Haerlin 1906-1958. Memorial exhibition of the Hamburg Art Association 23.10.-22.11.1959. Foreword by Friedrich Ahlers-Hestermann . Hamburg 1959

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Master of Space: The painter Wilhelm Haerlin . In: Hamburger Abendblatt from August 31, 2010.
  2. ^ The Hamburg Secession , Die Zeit, April 24, 1947
personal data
SURNAME Haerlin, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1906
DATE OF DEATH 1958