Walter Gramatté
Encyclopedia
Walter Gramatté was a German
expressionist painter
who specialized in magic realism
. He often painted with a mystical view of nature.
Walter Gramatté died on 9 February 1929 of Intestinal Tuberculosis
.
and lived in Canada as a renowned musician. To remember her and her former husband Walter Gramatté „The Eckhardt-Gramatté-Foundation“ was established in Winnipeg, Canada.
Walter Gramatté's written posthumous works are preserved in the German National Museum
.
A special exhibition of his paintings, titled Rediscovered: Walter Gramatté 1897-1929, took place in Hamburg Ernst Barlach Haus from October 26, 2008 to February 1, 2009. This exhibition was organized by Kirchner Museum in Davos, Switzerland and the Ernst Barlach Haus in Hamburg, Germany.
(German National Museum).
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...
expressionist 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...
who specialized in magic realism
Magic realism
Magic realism or magical realism is an aesthetic style or genre of fiction in which magical elements blend with the real world. The story explains these magical elements as real occurrences, presented in a straightforward manner that places the "real" and the "fantastic" in the same stream of...
. He often painted with a mystical view of nature.
Walter Gramatté died on 9 February 1929 of Intestinal Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
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Appreciation
His second wife Sonia married again, was then named Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-GramattéSophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté was a Russian-born Canadian composer and virtuoso pianist and violinist.Born in Moscow as Sofia Fridman-Kochevskaya, Eckhardt-Gramatté studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, where her teachers included Alfred Brun and Guillaume Rémy for violin, S. Chenée for...
and lived in Canada as a renowned musician. To remember her and her former husband Walter Gramatté „The Eckhardt-Gramatté-Foundation“ was established in Winnipeg, Canada.
Walter Gramatté's written posthumous works are preserved in the German National Museum
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
The Germanisches Nationalmuseum is a museum in Nuremberg, Germany. Founded in 1852, houses a large collection of items relating to German culture and art extending from prehistoric times through to the present day...
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A special exhibition of his paintings, titled Rediscovered: Walter Gramatté 1897-1929, took place in Hamburg Ernst Barlach Haus from October 26, 2008 to February 1, 2009. This exhibition was organized by Kirchner Museum in Davos, Switzerland and the Ernst Barlach Haus in Hamburg, Germany.
Work
- Even under Trees (1921)
- Even with Broken Eyes (1922)
- The Patient with the Flowers (1918)
- The Rebel. Café Scene with Stick (1918)
- Robert at the Theatre (1918)
- Tired Flower Girl I (Private collection)
Deduction
Gramatté's work is displayed in the Germanisches NationalmuseumGermanisches Nationalmuseum
The Germanisches Nationalmuseum is a museum in Nuremberg, Germany. Founded in 1852, houses a large collection of items relating to German culture and art extending from prehistoric times through to the present day...
(German National Museum).
Literature
- Claus Pese: Mehr als nur Kunst. Das Archiv für Bildende Kunst im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Ostfildern-Ruit 1998 (Kulturgeschichtliche Spaziergänge im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Bd.2), S.74-77.