In the Park
Hans Christiansen (Flensburg 1866 - Wiesbaden 1945)
Lot-No. 60
Proceeds : 1.100 €
Pastel, 21,5 x 27,5 cm, lo. ri. monogr. HC, matted a. framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. - Painter, graphic artist a. writer, internationally recognised exponent of German Art Nouveau. After an apprenticeship as decorative painter in Flensburg a. Hamburg C. studied at the Hamburg school of applied arts a. at the Acacémie Julian in Paris. He joined the 'Volkskunst-Verein' in Hamburg 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, but returned to Paris in 1902, since 1912 he lived in Wiesbaden. He was banned from his profession by the Nazis.
Hans Christiansen: In the Park
Hans Christiansen (Flensburg 1866 - Wiesbaden 1945)
In the Park
Lot-No. 60
Proceeds : 1.100 €
Pastel, 21,5 x 27,5 cm, lo. ri. monogr. HC, matted a. framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. - Painter, graphic artist a. writer, internationally recognised exponent of German Art Nouveau. After an apprenticeship as decorative painter in Flensburg a. Hamburg C. studied at the Hamburg school of applied arts a. at the Acacémie Julian in Paris. He joined the 'Volkskunst-Verein' in Hamburg 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, but returned to Paris in 1902, since 1912 he lived in Wiesbaden. He was banned from his profession by the Nazis.
