Willy Lütcke
Willy Lütcke (born September 12, 1905 in Danzig ; † July 18, 1982 in Velbert ) was a German painter , graphic artist and sculptor .
Life
Lütcke was born in Danzig and completed an apprenticeship as a sculptor from 1919. He studied at the Arts and Crafts School and at the Technical University of Gdansk . A visit to an exhibition in the Gdańsk City Museum of German contemporary sculptors inspired him. At the age of 26 he had his first solo exhibition at the Art Chamber of the Free City of Gdansk . During the time of German National Socialism , his art was classified as “ degenerate ”, “Eastern” and his supposedly “abstract” art as “no longer acceptable”. He found work in an architecture team and was mainly involved in the restoration of school buildings. From 1941 until the end of the Second World War he did military service , most recently in South Tyrol .
He found his "second home" in Langenberg near Mettmann, where he found his wife and daughter. He worked as a teacher at the vocational school in Hattingen and lectured at the adult education center in Langenberg. He became a member of the Esslingen Artists' Guild . One of his steles stands in the center of Langenberg .
Sculptures and sculptures by him can be found in public space . On behalf of the Danziger Förderkreis, the Museum Haus Hansestadt Danzig in Lübeck , which already has pictures of him, is researching further works, owners of his works and information about the artist himself.
Awards
- 1937: 1st prize for painting the Marienkirche in Gdańsk
Web links
- Literature by and about Willy Lütcke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Dusseldorf workshop discussions of the NRW Artists 'Guild at the writers' regular table in the House of the German East (today the Gerhart-Hauptmann-House Foundation), June 11, 1979
Individual evidence
- ^ Günther Ott: Lütcke, Willy , Art Portal West-East.
- ^ Lütcke, Willy , Museums of the Federal States Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg (Museums North).
- ↑ Wanted: Artworks by Willy Lütcke , Der Westen , August 3, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lütcke, Willy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, graphic artist and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 1982 |
| Place of death | Velbert |