Otto Modersohn
Otto Modersohn (1865–1943) was a painter.
Also recorded as Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Modersohn; Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Modersohn; Friedrich Wilhel Heinrich Otto Modersohn; prof. o. modersohn; o. modersohn; otto modersohn.
Otto Modersohn in brief
- Born
- 1865
- Died
- 1943
- Known for
- painter
- Place of birth
- Soest
Overview
Recorded at birth as Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Modersohn.
Born at Soest in 1865, died at Rotenburg an der Wümme in 1943.
In detail
Otto Modersohn studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. training under Hermann Baisch and Eugen Dücker is recorded. the recorded working language is German.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. The authority associates the name with Expressionism.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Worpswede and Fischerhude. Membership is recorded of Worpswede artist colony and Tartarus.
Work by Otto Modersohn is recorded in the collections of Bavarian State Painting Collections, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Alte Nationalgalerie, Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History and Historical Museum Bamberg.
Distinctions recorded are Goethe Medal for Art and Science.
Sources
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- 1.
“Otto Modersohn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q71425: Otto Modersohn
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