Street in Oberstdorf
Hans Christiansen (Flensburg 1866 - Wiesbaden 1945)
Lot-No. 175
Proceeds : 2.500 €
Oil/canvas, 50 x 66 cm, monogr. lo. le. HC, on the reverse titled as well as inscribed "Hans Christiansen Wiesbaden". - Painter, graphic artist a. writer, internationally recognised exponent of German Art Nouveau, after an apprenticeship as decorative painter in Flensburg a. Hamburg he studied at the Hamburg school of applied arts a. at the Acacémie Julian in Paris, he joined the "Volkskunst-Verein" a. was promoted by J. Brinckmann, in 1893 he visited the World"s Fair in Chicago a. was enthusiastic about the art of Tiffany, in 1898 was called to the Darmstadt "Mathildenhöhe" a. made professor, in 1902 he returned to Paris, since 1912 he lived in Wiesbaden, he was banned from his profession by the Nazis. - Mus.: Hamburg (Mus. f. Kunst u. Gewerbe, Altonaer Mus.), Flensburg (Museumsberg) u.a. - Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit, Vollmer, Rump, Der Neue Rump, Zimmermann-Degen ("H.C.I. - Leben u. Werk eines Jugendstilmalers") u.a.
Hans Christiansen: Street in Oberstdorf
Hans Christiansen (Flensburg 1866 - Wiesbaden 1945)
Street in Oberstdorf
Lot-No. 175
Proceeds : 2.500 €
Oil/canvas, 50 x 66 cm, monogr. lo. le. HC, on the reverse titled as well as inscribed "Hans Christiansen Wiesbaden". - Painter, graphic artist a. writer, internationally recognised exponent of German Art Nouveau, after an apprenticeship as decorative painter in Flensburg a. Hamburg he studied at the Hamburg school of applied arts a. at the Acacémie Julian in Paris, he joined the "Volkskunst-Verein" a. was promoted by J. Brinckmann, in 1893 he visited the World"s Fair in Chicago a. was enthusiastic about the art of Tiffany, in 1898 was called to the Darmstadt "Mathildenhöhe" a. made professor, in 1902 he returned to Paris, since 1912 he lived in Wiesbaden, he was banned from his profession by the Nazis. - Mus.: Hamburg (Mus. f. Kunst u. Gewerbe, Altonaer Mus.), Flensburg (Museumsberg) u.a. - Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit, Vollmer, Rump, Der Neue Rump, Zimmermann-Degen ("H.C.I. - Leben u. Werk eines Jugendstilmalers") u.a.