Man in the Wall
Karl Kluth (Halle/Saale 1898 - Hamburg 1972)
Lot-No. 383
Oil and tempera/fibre board. 140 x 100 cm. Lo. ri. monogr. and dat. K 62, on the reverse titled and num. 7605. - Painter and graphic artist. K. studied at the Karlsruhe academy under A. Haueisen and was master student of A. Babberger. In 1938/29 he was awarded the first Lichwark prize. He cooperated with E. Munch in Norway. 1951 to 1962 he was professor at the Hamburg academy, where he trained the painters of the artist group 'Zebra'. He was awarded the Edwin Scharff prize in 1957 and was guest of honour of the Villa Massimo, Rome. Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle, Altonaer Museum, Museum für Kunst u. Gewerbe a. others), Berlin (Nationalgalerie), Schleswig (SHLM), Hannover (Sprengelmuseum), Halle (Moritzburg) a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Der Neue Rump, Ausst.-Kat. K. K, Hamburg 1998, H. Spielmann: K. K. a. others.
Karl Kluth: Man in the Wall
Karl Kluth (Halle/Saale 1898 - Hamburg 1972)
Man in the Wall
Lot-No. 383
Oil and tempera/fibre board. 140 x 100 cm. Lo. ri. monogr. and dat. K 62, on the reverse titled and num. 7605. - Painter and graphic artist. K. studied at the Karlsruhe academy under A. Haueisen and was master student of A. Babberger. In 1938/29 he was awarded the first Lichwark prize. He cooperated with E. Munch in Norway. 1951 to 1962 he was professor at the Hamburg academy, where he trained the painters of the artist group 'Zebra'. He was awarded the Edwin Scharff prize in 1957 and was guest of honour of the Villa Massimo, Rome. Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle, Altonaer Museum, Museum für Kunst u. Gewerbe a. others), Berlin (Nationalgalerie), Schleswig (SHLM), Hannover (Sprengelmuseum), Halle (Moritzburg) a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Der Neue Rump, Ausst.-Kat. K. K, Hamburg 1998, H. Spielmann: K. K. a. others.
