Margret Hofheinz-Döring
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Margret Hofheinz-Döring (* May 20, 1910, in Mainz
; † June 18, 1994, in Bad Boll
) was a German
painter
and graphic artist.
She created about 9,000 paintings, images and portraits, presented in more than 100 exhibitions. Her experimental "structure painting", repainting fabric collages and frames, is a notable technique used by Hofheiz-Döring. She earned nationwide renown with different drawing cycles about Goethe's
Faust
, using various techniques.
. From 1965 on, her work has been issued at least once a year. The most important exhibitions have taken place in:
Single exhibitions:
Participation in larger exhibitions:
Collections:
Hofheinz-Dörings work is part of the collections in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
, the Schiller-Nationalmuseum
Marbach
, the gallery of Stuttgart, in the city's art museum Spendhaus in Reutlingen, the collection of the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg
and the German Bundeskunstsammlung. Some drawings are open to the public, exhibited in the hospital Göppingen, the Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium in Göppingen, in the Kurhaus Freudenstadt, the city hall in Zell unter Aichelberg and the retirement home Bad Boll.
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
; † June 18, 1994, in Bad Boll
Bad Boll
Bad Boll is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-History:Since the Middle Ages there has been a thermal spa there, at one time a hunting lodge of the Dukes of Württemberg. In the 19th Century, the spa was acquired by Pastor Johann Christoph...
) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and graphic artist.
She created about 9,000 paintings, images and portraits, presented in more than 100 exhibitions. Her experimental "structure painting", repainting fabric collages and frames, is a notable technique used by Hofheiz-Döring. She earned nationwide renown with different drawing cycles about Goethe's
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...
Faust
Faust
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Faust's tale is the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical...
, using various techniques.
Exhibitions
Hofheinz-Dörings first single exhibition was shown 1931 in the Germania-Saal in GöppingenGöppingen
Göppingen is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. It is situated at the bottom of the Hohenstaufen mountain, in the valley of the river Fils....
. From 1965 on, her work has been issued at least once a year. The most important exhibitions have taken place in:
Single exhibitions:
- 1969: Ludwigsburg, Galerie Voelter; Zürich, Galerie Kirchgasse; Rothenburg, Rathaus;
- 1970: Göppingen, Stadthalle; Frankfurt, Galerie Goldbach; Erlangen, Siemens-Galerie
- 1972: Sindelfingen, Rathaus; Mainz, Blütenhaus des Stadtparks; Dornach, Goetheanum; Stuttgart, Wilhelmspalais
- 1975: Bad Boll, Evangelische Akademie; Wiesbaden, Galerie Christa Moering; Bückeburg, Galerie Harmening
- 1979: Bonn, Parlamentarische Gesellschaft; Zürich, Bircher-Benner-Klinik
- 1982: Ulm, Künstlergilde
- 1985: Göppingen, Stadthalle; Freudenstadt, Stadthaus
- 1992: Potsdam, Galerie am Neuen Palais
- 1995: Weimar, Galerie Markt 21
- 1997: Bad Berleburg, Museum der Stadt; Zell u. Aichelberg. Gedenk-Raum für Margret Hofheinz-Döring im Rathaus
- 1999: Knittlingen, Faustmuseum / Steinhaus
- 2000: Potsdam, Galerie am Neuen Palais
Participation in larger exhibitions:
- 1934: Göppingen
- 1951: Baiersbronn
- ab 1957: Ausstellungen der Freudenstädter Künstlergruppe Quadrat
- 1991: Ehingen, Galerie Schloss Mochental, Künstlerinnen aus Baden-Württemberg
- 1995: Karlsruhe, Städtische Galerie im Prinz-Max-Palais: Frauen im Aufbruch? Künstlerinnen im deutschen Südwesten 1900-1945
Collections:
Hofheinz-Dörings work is part of the collections in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart is an art gallery and art museum in Stuttgart, Germany, opened in 1843. In 1984 the opening of the Neue Staatsgalerie designed by James Stirling transformed the once provincial gallery into one of Europe's leading museums.-Alte Staatsgalerie:Originally, the classicist...
, the Schiller-Nationalmuseum
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life , Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...
Marbach
Marbach
Marbach may refer to: Places in Germany*the town Marbach am Neckar, district Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg*Part of Erbach in Hessen*Part of Gomadingen, Baden-Württemberg...
, the gallery of Stuttgart, in the city's art museum Spendhaus in Reutlingen, the collection of the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
and the German Bundeskunstsammlung. Some drawings are open to the public, exhibited in the hospital Göppingen, the Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium in Göppingen, in the Kurhaus Freudenstadt, the city hall in Zell unter Aichelberg and the retirement home Bad Boll.