Hermann Hirzel
Illustration — Paul Cassirer, Lovis Corinth, Hermann Hirzel, Prof. Max Liebermann, Fritz Klimsch, and Leopold von Kalkreuth preparing the Berlin Secession. Hermann Hirzel (1864–1939) was a Swiss painter.
Hermann Hirzel
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- Born
- 1864 · Buenos Aires.
- Died
- 1939 · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- painter · artist · printmaker · illustrator · pharmacist · jewelry designer · exlibrist
- Fields
- visual arts · pharmacy · jewelry design · jewelry
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Paul Cassirer, Lovis Corinth, Hermann Hirzel, Prof. Max Liebermann, Fritz Klimsch, and Leopold von Kalkreuth preparing the Berlin Secession. Hermann Hirzel (1864–1939) was a Swiss painter.
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Biography
He studied for some years at the Academy of Arts, Berlin. He also lived in Italy and Sicily. Some of the works were presented at the Gurlitt's Winter Exhibitions. His etchings and drawings demonstrated his love of nature. Hirzel even branched out into doing commercial wrappers and covers for music.
The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is visual arts, pharmacy and jewelry design. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome, Berlin and Russia. Work by Hermann Hirzel is recorded in the collections of Hessian State Museum Darmstadt, Driehaus Museum, Print Collection and Huis van het boek.
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1864
Hermann Hirzel was born in 1864 at Buenos Aires.
1939
Hermann Hirzel died in 1939 at Berlin.
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- “Hermann Hirzel”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q201903: Hermann Hirzel
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scholarly publication
- Hirzel, Hermann, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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- VIAF cluster 32760463 for Hermann Hirzel, aggregating national library name authorities.
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Hermann Hirzel is recorded as painter, artist, printmaker, illustrator and pharmacist.
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