Church
Franz Radziwill (Strohausen 1895 - Wilhelmshaven 1983)
Lot-No. 28
Hammer Price: 650 €
1952/53. Watercolour. 10 x 14,5 cm. Matted and framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. Lower right monogrammed F. R. Tiny spots. - Painter and graphic artist, a leading exponent of magical realism. R. first studied architecture, then painting at the School of Applied Arts in Bremen and in Dresden. He lived in Fischerhude, where he met several artists from Worpswede, and later in Dangast. He was appointed to a professorship at the Düsseldorf Academy. In 1937, the regime banned him from exhibiting. Study trips took him through Spain, Africa, the West Indies, Central, and South America. R. received numerous awards, including the Villa Massimo Prize in Rome. Mus.: Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Essen, Wuppertal, Cologne, Mannheim, Oldenburg, Stettin, Detroit a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Bénézit a. others.
Franz Radziwill: Church
Franz Radziwill (Strohausen 1895 - Wilhelmshaven 1983)
Church
Lot-No. 28
Hammer Price: 650 €
| Date: | 1952/53 |
| Technique: | Watercolour |
| Dimensions: | 10 x 14,5 cm |
| Frame: | Matted and framed under glass, uninspected out of frame |
| Mark/Notation: | Lower right monogrammed F. R. |
| Condition: | Tiny spots |
Vita:
Painter and graphic artist, a leading exponent of magical realism. R. first studied architecture, then painting at the School of Applied Arts in Bremen and in Dresden. He lived in Fischerhude, where he met several artists from Worpswede, and later in Dangast. He was appointed to a professorship at the Düsseldorf Academy. In 1937, the regime banned him from exhibiting. Study trips took him through Spain, Africa, the West Indies, Central, and South America. R. received numerous awards, including the Villa Massimo Prize in Rome. Mus.: Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Essen, Wuppertal, Cologne, Mannheim, Oldenburg, Stettin, Detroit a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Bénézit a. others.
