Emil Schumacher
Emil Schumacher was a German painter, university teacher, printmaker, graphic artist and ceramicist (1912–1999). He was born at Hagen and died at Sant Josep de sa Talaia.
Emil Schumacher in brief
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1999
- Known for
- painter, university teacher, printmaker, graphic artist and ceramicist
- Place of birth
- Hagen
Contents
Career and activity
Emil Schumacher worked in painting. His work is associated with abstract art and abstract expressionism.
He was employed by Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. He belonged to Sächsische Akademie der Künste.
Recognition and collections
Emil Schumacher received Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Rubenspreis. Work by Emil Schumacher is held by Städel Museum, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
Catalogued works
25 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1881 to 1989.
Fallada, dated 1959, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1971.229.1. Khaza, dated 1959, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 2008.19.111. Hohe Figur, dated 1960, held by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, inventory 71.78. G-1/87, dated 1987, held by Hungarian National Gallery, inventory 89.7.B. Habilis, dated 1960, held by Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1971.189. Ghorgas, dated 1959, held by Q2148186, inventory 71.152. Ohne Titel, dated 1960, held by Städel Museum, inventory 2152. Salangan, dated 1989, held by Städel Museum, inventory 2161. Como, dated 1986, held by Städel Museum, inventory 2465. Untitled, dated 1989, held by Q214867, inventory 2013.125.1. Iwan, dated 1960, held by Buffalo AKG Art Museum, inventory 1971:8. Fiesta, dated 1960, held by John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, inventory SN804. From Galería Carl van der Voort, Mini Colección, dated 1975, held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art, inventory 1982.059. Schumacher, Galeria Carl van der Voort, Ibiza, dated 1975, held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art, inventory 1997.069. Sela, dated 1959, held by Fogg Museum, inventory 1971.122. Shard Mosaic, dated 1956. Mosaic of Shards, dated 1957. Big brown picture, dated 1978, held by Sprengel Museum, inventory D 2460. Rubernos, dated 1964, held by Sprengel Museum, inventory Slg. Sprengel I,279. Kelethe, dated 1961, held by Sprengel Museum, inventory NSKS 6008/97. Mutabor [Latin from mutare: I will be transformed], held by Sprengel Museum, inventory Slg. Sprengel I,278. Der Chirurg Emil Dagobert Schumacher (1880-1914) / von Christian Egloff., dated 1985, held by Wellcome Collection. Ueber den Einfluss acuter Krankheiten auf die Entstehung von Geisteskrankheiten : gekrönte Preisschrift / von Emil Kraepelin., dated 1881, held by Wellcome Collection. Ueber die Einwirkungen unserer Wundmittel auf den menschlichen Organismus und über ihre Leistungsfähigkeit : (aus dem Laboratorium der Dr. Lassar'schen Klinik in Berlin) / von Dr. Emil Senger in Crefeld., dated [between 1890 and 1899?], held by Wellcome Collection. Zur Frage der Carcino-Sarkome : Carcino-Sarkombildung in einem papillären, multilokulären Adenocystom ... / vorgelegt von Alfons Rothacker., dated 1912, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.
Sprengel Museum: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Städel Museum: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vanderbilt Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yale University Art Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hungarian National Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Schumacher, Emil, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Schumacher, Emil, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Der Neubau des Emil‐Schumacher‐Museums in Hagen, Stahlbau, 2010.
Digitised editions and texts
1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.
Arbeiten des pflanzenphysiologischen Institutes der k. k. Wiener Universität. II. Beiträge zur Morphologie und Biologie der Hefe (1875) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is German.
The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract art. The authority associates the name with abstract art and abstract expressionism.
Employment is recorded with Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. Membership is recorded of Sächsische Akademie der Künste.
Work by Emil Schumacher is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and Museum of Modern Art.
Distinctions recorded are Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Rubenspreis.
Chronology
- 1875Arbeiten des pflanzenphysiologischen Institutes der k. k. Wiener Universität. II. Beiträge zur Morphologie und Biologie der Hefe digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1912Emil Schumacher born at Hagen.
- 1959Fallada (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1959Khaza (Yale University Art Gallery).
- 1959Ghorgas (Q2148186).
- 1960Hohe Figur (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art).
- 1960Habilis (Cleveland Museum of Art).
- 1987G-1/87 (Hungarian National Gallery).
- 1999Emil Schumacher died at Sant Josep de sa Talaia.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Der Neubau des Emil‐Schumacher‐Museums in Hagen, Stahlbau, 2010
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Schumacher, Emil, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
- 4.
Gemeinsame Normdatei 5516471-7, Emil Schumacher Museum.
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Consult the source - 5.
Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Emil Schumacher as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 6.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Emil Schumacher.
museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Consult the source - 7.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Emil Schumacher (1 object).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 8.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 4 works naming Emil Schumacher.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 9.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q449119: Emil Schumacher
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 10.
“Emil Schumacher”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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