Willi Oltmanns

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Wilhelm (Willi) Martin Oltmanns (born September 29, 1905 in Bant near Wilhelmshaven ; † January 3, 1979 in Delmenhorst ) was a German painter .

Life

Oltmanns made an apprenticeship as a painter from 1920 to 1923. In 1924 he moved to the artists' colony of Mittel-Schreiberhau in the Giant Mountains, where he helped his older brother Olly out in his antique shop. In 1928/29 he went to Berlin to study, but lived in Schreiberhau again from 1930. There he joined the St. Lukas artists 'association founded in 1922 and became a member of the Silesian Artists' Association . During this time the museums in Breslau and Görlitz acquired pictures from him. In 1937 he was banned from exhibiting by the National Socialists. After his draft in 1942, the Oltmanns fought on various fronts in Russia and did not return from captivity in Belgium until 1947. After losing his studio in Schreiberhau, he took up residence in Delmenhorst. In 1948 he became a member of the Künstlergilde e. V. Esslingen, the Neue Münchner Künstlergenossenschaft and the BBK “Junge Gruppe Oldenburg”.

In the post-war period, Oltmanns initially mainly produced designs for “Art in Architecture”. Every year since 1951 he took part in the Great Art Exhibition in Munich. His work during this period was strongly influenced by Max Beckmann. From 1953 to 1967 he also worked as a teacher at the Delmenhorst Adult Education Center. In later years, the Oltmanns undertook many extensive trips in Europe. In 1978 he suffered a heart attack. Oltmanns died on January 3, 1979 in Delmenhorst.

Works (selection)

  • Rubber tree with interior. 1920s, watercolor
  • Old sheet metal forge in Mittel-Schreiberhau. Around 1935
  • Thaw. 1937
  • Early spring day. Around 1937
  • Amaryllis. Around 1939
  • Trees and houses when the snow melts. 1950, watercolor
  • Amsterdam canal. 1952, watercolor and pencil
  • Watercourse on Spiekeroog. 1953, watercolor
  • Mountain landscape. 1967, watercolor
  • After the rain. 1968, oil on hardboard
  • Light and dark delphinium. 1970, watercolor
  • Still life with fruits. 1970, oil on cardboard
  • Landscape with a caravan. 1971, oil on hardboard
  • Still life with cineraria. 1976, watercolor
  • View of S. Gaetano - Ischia. 1977, watercolor
  • Self-portrait. 1978, watercolor

literature

  • Willi Oltmanns. In: Hans-Joachim Manske and Birgit Neumann-Dietzsch (eds.): “Degenerate” - confiscated. Bremen artist under National Socialism . Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at the Städtische Galerie Bremen from September 6 to November 15, 2009. Bremen 2009, ISBN 978-3-938795-10-1 , pp. 102-105
  • The artists in Schreiberhau. The history of the artist colonies in the 19th and 20th centuries C. Carl-and-Gerhart-Hauptmann-Haus museum guide, Jelenia Góra 2007
  • Ewald Gäßler (Ed.): Willi Oltmanns. 100 years, 100 works. Paintings and watercolors. On the occasion of the exhibition in the Oldenburg City Museum from November 6, 2005 to January 15, 2006. With contributions by Johanna Brade , Ewald Gäßler, Uwe Heckmann. Isensee, Oldenburg 2005, ISBN 3-89995-256-1 .
  • Andrea Wandschneider, Matthias Arnold, Anne D. Scheffler: Willi Oltmanns. 1905-1979. Published by the Willi Oltmanns Foundation, Delmenhorst, with a foreword by linkRainer Zimmermann . Hauschild, Bremen 1991, ISBN 3-926598-50-6 .
  • Peter Reindl & Wolfgang Eickhoff (text): Willi Oltmanns. Landscapes and Still Life from 1935-1978 (a painter between Schreiberhau and Delmenhorst). Accompanying volume for the traveling exhibition in the Landesmuseum Oldenburg and others, Oldenburg 1988
  • Willi Oltmanns. Images and texts. Delp, Munich / Bad Windsheim 1982, ISBN 3-7689-0192-0

Honors / awards

  • Willi Oltmanns Prize. It was awarded for the 4th time in 2009.

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personal data
SURNAME Oltmanns, Willi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oltmanns, Wilhelm Martin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Bant near Wilhelmshaven
DATE OF DEATH 3rd January 1979
Place of death Delmenhorst