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Emil Schumacher (29 August 1912 in
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,
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– 4 October 1999 in San José,
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) was a German painter. He was an important representative of abstract expressionism in
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. In 2009 the Kunstquartier Hagen was inaugurated combining the Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum Hagen as well as the newly built Emil Schumacher Museum in one Museum complex.


Early life

Born on 29 August in Hagen, Germany, as the third child of Anna and Emil Schumacher. Enrolled in the secondary school in Hagen, Germany. As an 18-year-old, Emil Schumacher undertakes a four-week-long bicycle tour to Paris, France.


Career

1932–1935: Studies graphic design at the School of Applied Arts in Dortmund intending to become a graphic designer in advertising. On numerous occasions during his studies, he travels abroad by bicycle. One trip takes him over the St. Gotthard Pass to
Lago Maggiore Lake Maggiore (, ; it, Lago Maggiore ; lmo, label=Western Lombard, Lagh Maggior; pms, Lagh Magior; literally 'Greater Lake') or Verbano (; la, Lacus Verbanus) is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest la ...
, Italy. 1935–1939: Independent artist without participating in exhibits. He undertakes study trips by bicycle to the Netherlands and Belgium. 1939–1945: Service obligation as draftsman in an arms factory, the Akkumulatoren–Werke of Hagen. 1941: Marries Ursula Klapprott. Birth of their son Ulrich. Since 1945: Immediately after end of war, new start as independent artist. 1947: First solo exhibit in the Studio für neue Kunst. Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the
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exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the
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: for the first time after World War II, Contemporary German Art is shown abroad. 1955: Participates in the exhibition Peintures et sculptures non-figuratives en Allemagne d’aujourd’hui in Paris. This is the first time, 10 years after the war's end, that René Drouin shows contemporary German art at the Cercle Volney in France. 1956: While searching for new media and materials, Schumacher creates his first 'Tastobjekte' (tactile objects).
Conrad von Soest Conrad von Soest, also ''Konrad'' in modern texts, or in Middle High German ''Conrad van Sost'' or "von Soyst", (born around 1370 in Dortmund; died soon after 1422) was the most significant Westphalian artist and painted in the so-called ''soft ...
Preis (Conrad-von-Soest Award), Münster, Germany. 1958: Travels to Spain, Italy and Tunisia. Participates in the XXIX.
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, Italy. 1958–1960: Professorship at the
Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg The ''Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK Hamburg)'' is the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg. It dates to 1767, when it was called the ''Hamburger Gewerbeschule''; later it became known as ''Landeskunstschule Hamburg''. The main build ...
(University of Fine Arts) in Hamburg, Germany. 1959: Participates in the documenta II in Kassel, Germany, as well as the V.
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, Brazil. First solo exhibit in New York at the
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Gallery. 1962: Travels to Libya and Tunisia. Summer stay in Anguillara, Lago di Bracciano, Italy. 1963: Solo exhibit as German contribution to the VII.
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, Brazil. Travels to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Bolivia. Once again summer stay in Anguillara, paintings that originated during the stay are shown in the Galeria La Medusa in Rome. 1964: Participates in the documenta III in Kassel, Germany. 1965: Travels through Yugoslavia, to Montenegro, the Herzegovina, and Bosnia. 1966–77: Professorship at the
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. 1967–68: Guest professorship at the
Minneapolis School of Art The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is a private college specializing in the visual arts and located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MCAD currently enrolls approximately 800 students. MCAD is one of just a few major art schools to offer ...
, Minneapolis, USA. In Minneapolis, a series of works on paper are created. This series called Minneapolis Suite was exhibited at the Lefebre Gallery in New York and at the Galerie de Montréal in Montréal, Canada. Extensive travels through the USA. 1969: Winter stay on the Island of Djerba in Tunisia. Here, the Djerba gouaches were created over the course of the following years. 1971: Since 1971, frequent stays on Ibiza during spring and summer. 1974: Autumn stay in Cunardo, Lago Maggiore where the first ceramics are created in Ceramica Ibis. 1975: Winter stay on Djerba, Tunisia. 1980: Travels through Tunisia and winter stay in Hammamet. 1983: Travels to Marocco where Suite Maroc, encompassing 36 pages, is created. 1985: Guest of Honor of the German Academy of Rome,
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, Italy. 1988: In October 1988, a 10-day stay in Irak. Design and creation of a 20 m long ceramic wall in the new building of the
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. 1991: Guest professorship at the Concorso Superiore Internazionale del Disegno of the Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, Italy. 1996: Schumacher designs a 20 m long and 3 m high mosaic wall for the
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in Rome, Italy. 1998: Commission for mural in the
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, Berlin (executed in 1999). 1999: Member of the Academy of the Arts of Saxony (
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), Dresden, Germany. Publication of the book 'GENESIS' with 18 Serigraphies in the edition Har-El, Jaffa/Israel.


Awards

1948: Kunstpreis junger westen from the city of Recklinghausen, Germany. 1955 Art award from the city of Iserlohn, Germany. 1958:
Karl Ernst Osthaus Karl Ernst Osthaus (15 April 1874, in Hagen – 25 March 1921, in Merano) was an important German patron of avant-garde art and architecture. Life Osthaus was born to a wealthy banking family, who also owned several businesses in the textile a ...
Preis (Karl-Ernst-Osthaus Award), Hagen, Germany. 1958: Guggenheim Award (National Section), New York. 1959: Award from the Japanese Cultural Minister in celebration of the V. International Art Exhibition, Tokyo. 1962: Premio Cardazzo in celebration of the XXX.
Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...
, Italy. 1962: First prize silver medal, Bang Danh-Du Award in celebration of the 1st International Arts Exhibition, Saigon, Vietnam. 1963: Großer Kunstpreis (Great Art Award) of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf, Germany. 1965: Second Prize, VI. Exposition Internationale de Gravure, Ljubljana. 1966: Prize of the Governor of Tokyo, in celebration of the 5th International Biennale Exhibition of Prints, Tokyo, Japan. 1968: Receives First Class Cross of Merit from the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...
. 1968: Member of the
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, Germany. 1974: Award of the city of Ibiza in celebration of the Graphic-Biennial 1974. 1978:
August Macke Prize The August Macke Prize, named after the painter August Macke, was given the first time in 1959 by the districts Arnsberg, Brilon, Meschede and Olpe in the region of the Hochsauerland, Germany. With the award the recipients get the offer to show t ...
of the city of Meschede, Germany. 1982: Member of the Order of Merit (
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) of Sciences and the Arts. 1982: Rubenspreis (Rubens Award) from the city of Siegen, Ring of Honor from the city of
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, both Germany. 1983: Receives Grand Cross of Merit with Star from the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...
. 1987: Jerg-Ratgeb-Preis (Jörg-Ratgeb-Award) of the city of Reutlingen, Germany. 1987: Award of the European Academy of Fine Arts, Trier, Germany. 1987:
Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia The Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a civil order of merit, of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia was founded on 11 March 1 ...
, Germany. 1988: Silver Medal in celebration of the 2. International Biennial in Bagdad, Irak. 1988: Honorary citizenship of the city of
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. 1990: Herbert-Boeckl-Award for Modern European Painting. 1990: First Prize of the 1. Biennale Européenne de l’estampe contemporaine Diekirch, Luxembourg. 1991: Grand prix d’honneur, Gold medal in celebration of the XIX. Biennale Internationale de Gravure, Ljubljana. 1991: Harry-Graf-Keßler Award from the Association of German Artists. 1992: Schumacher is awarded an honorary doctorate by the
Technical University of Dortmund TU Dortmund University (german: Technische Universität Dortmund) is a technical university in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with over 35,000 students, and over 6,000 staff including 300 professors, offering around 80 Bachelor's an ...
, Germany. 1993: Salle d’honneur of the XX, Biennale Internationale de Gravure, Ljubljana. 1997: Grand prix d’honneur of the International Graphic Triennial 1997, Kraków, Poland. 1997: Awarded honorary citizenship at the
University of Jena The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (german: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, abbreviated FSU, shortened form ''Uni Jena''), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The un ...
(Friedrich-Schiller University), Germany.


Notes


References

*''Emil Schumacher.'' DuMont, Cologne 1981 *''Emil Schumacher. Der Erde näher als den Sternen. Malerei 1936–1999''. Hirmer Verlag, München 2007, *
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen The Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is the art collection of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, in Düsseldorf. United by this institution are three different exhibition venues: the ''K20'' at Grabbeplatz, the ''K21'' in the ...
(Hrsg.): ''Einblicke. Das 20. Jahrhundert in der Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf'', Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit 2000;


External links

* *http://www.emil-schumacher-stiftung.de
Emil Schumacher Museum in Hagen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schumacher, Emil 1912 births 1999 deaths 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists German male painters Abstract expressionist artists Art Informel and Tachisme painters Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) People from Hagen Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe