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Wilhelm Hempfing (15 July 1886 – 6 June 1948) was a German painter and printmaker.
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Wilhelm Hempfing (15 July 1886 – 6 June 1948) was a German painter and printmaker.
Life and work
He was born in Schönau. He was a master student at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe, where he studied with Friedrich Fehr. He also learnedetching
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and printmaking techniques from . After completing his studies, he travelled extensively, to Italy, Spain, France, England and North Africa.
He was given "Special Importance" under the Nazi
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regime so, between 1937 and 1944, he had several exhibitions at the Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung
The Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung (Great German Art Exhibition) was held a total of eight times from 1937 to 1944 in the purpose-built Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich. It was representative of art under National Socialism.
History
The ...
in the Haus der Kunst in Munich. At least one of his works is known to have been purchased by Hitler
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, the nude "Sitzende Blondine" (Sitting Blonde), which bore a striking resemblance to Eva Braun
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. Henry Picker: ''Hitlers Tischgespräche im Führerhauptquartier.'' Berlin, Ullstein 1997, , pg. 57
In addition to his government sponsored exhibitions, he had showings throughout Germany, in Vienna, and in Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
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. His works consist mostly of landscapes and nudes, with a few portraits and still-lifes of flowers. He also produced a large quantity of etchings, influenced by Conz, and was a book designer.
Hempfing died in Karlsruhe in 1948.
References
Further reading
* "Hempfing, Wilhelm". In: Hans Vollmer (Ed.): ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol.16: Hansen–Heubach. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1923, pg.371 * Fritz Wilkendorf: "Wilhelm Hempfing, 1886-1948", In: ''Ekkhart, Badische Heimat'' (Yearbook) 1956, pp. 5–17 * Norbert Krämer: '' Wilhelm Hempfing: der Figuren- und Landschaftsmaler aus Schönau im Odenwald'' (Exhibition catalog), Kaden, Heidelberg 2006,External links
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