Willy hemp

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Willy Hanft (born December 8, 1888 in Hanover , † July 19, 1987 in Nuremberg ) was a German painter .

Life

From 1908 to 1913 he attended the Düsseldorf Art Academy with professors Adolf Männchen , Willy Spatz and Dietrich. 1920 to around 1940 presumably studios in Dresden (the Dresden district of Blasewitz was the birthplace of his first wife Gertraude, née Schwertfeger) and Düsseldorf. Judging by the landscape motifs, working in many places, especially in the Alpine region. Often incorrectly referred to as having died in 1943. 1945–1952 freelance work in Dresden, from July 1952 residence in the Hanoverian Oststadt . Widowed in 1977, married Wilhelmine Meyer from Zirndorf in 1979 . In May 1983 he moved to Nuremberg, where he died on July 19, 1987.

His main subjects were landscapes or views, as well as still lifes with flowers. In terms of painting technique, he preferred oil painting .

Willy Hanft participated regularly in the Great German Art Exhibition between 1938 and 1944 .

  • 1938 winter aid
  • 1939 An oil painting in the supplementary exhibition
  • 1940 Sudeten German farm
  • 1941 An oil painting in the supplementary exhibition
  • 1942 Sudeten German farmhouse parlor

He is said to have spent the last years of his life in Nuremberg .

Works

(Selection; landscapes and views sorted by region of the subject)

Landscapes and Views

Baltic Sea

  • "Island of Rügen ". Oil on cardboard, 14 × 20 cm.

Lower Saxony

Bavaria

Black Forest

Switzerland

Austria

Northern Italy

Other motifs

  • "The forest house". Oil on canvas, 83 × 115 cm.
  • "Hay mill in a hilly landscape". Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 cm.
  • "Golden autumn splendor". Before 1936. approx. 32 × 24 cm.
  • "Spring". 45.5 x 60.8 cm.
  • "At the Donau". 100cm x 76 cm. Link to the picture! Willi Hanft

Still life

  • "Table with pheasant , fruits, vase". Oil on canvas, approx. 70 × 100 cm.
  • "Table with fruit and flowers". 115 × 48 cm.
  • "Flower Still Life". 52 × 42 cm.
  • " Nasturtium in a blue mug with a handle". Oil on cardboard. 38 × 33.5 cm.
  • " Pansies in a white jug". Oil on cardboard. 38 × 33.5 cm.
  • "Large bouquet with sunflowers and gladioli in a blue vase". Oil on canvas. 80 × 60 cm.
  • "Table with dahlias in glass vase, apples in glass bowl, blue cup"
  • "Bouquet of roses, fruit bowl, silver cup, strawberries, pheasant on white / red", oil on canvas, approx. 70 × 100 cm

Sources and 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 .
  • Willy Oskar Dressler : Dressler art manual. The book of the living German artists, archeologists, art scholars and art writers , 3 volumes. (Reprint of the original edition, published by Curtius in Berlin), Kelkheim: Schmidt & Günther, undated
  • Personal index card, Historical Archive, House of German Art , Munich.

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personal data
SURNAME Hemp, Willy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hemp, Willi Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1987
Place of death Nuremberg