Karl Caspar
Karl Caspar | |
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| Born | 13 March 1879 |
| Died | 21 September 1956 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Brannenburg, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts, Munich |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Impressionism, Expressionism |
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| Awards | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1950) |
Karl Caspar (13 March 1879 – 21 September 1956) was a German painter who lived and worked mainly in Munich.
Life and work
Karl Caspar studied at the
From 1922 to 1937 Caspar was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. His works were exhibited in the
As early as 1946, Caspar was reappointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. In 1948 he was one of the founding members of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. That same year, he participated in the Venice Biennale. In 1950 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1952, he was awarded the first Upper Swabian Art Prize, jointly with his wife. In 1955, a year before his death, he became a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts.
His students include Joseph Loher and Gretel Loher-Schmeck, who belong to the Lost Generation, Fred Thieler and Richard Stumm and Peter Paul Etz.
Public collections of works
- Germany
- Poland
- USA
Footnotes
- ^ "02209 Karl Caspar". Matrikelbuch 1884-1920 (in German). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
References
- Wirth, Günther, ed. (1993). Maria Caspar-Filser - Karl Caspar. Verfolgte Bilder [Maria Caspar-Filser - Karl Caspar. Persecuted images.] (in German). ISBN 3-923644-53-1.
- Köster, Karl Theodor; Köster-Caspar, Felizitas E. M., eds. (1985). Karl Caspar. Das druckgraphische Werk. Gesamtverzeichnis [Karl Caspar. His printmaking work. Complete index.] (in German). ISBN 3-7995-3157-2.
External links
- Literature by and about Karl Caspar in the German National Library catalogue
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