Richard Oelze

Richard Oelze was a German painter, draftsperson and graphic artist (1900–1980). He was born at Magdeburg and died at Gut Posteholz.

Richard Oelze in brief

Born
1900
Died
1980
Known for
painter, draftsperson and graphic artist
Place of birth
Magdeburg
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Recognition and collections

Richard Oelze received Max Beckmann prize, Lower Saxony State Prize and Lichtwark Prize. Work by Richard Oelze is held by Städel Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art and Israel Museum.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1671 to 1959.

Expectation, held by Museum of Modern Art, inventory 27.1940. Archaic Fragment, dated 1935, held by Städel Museum, inventory 2493. Dangerous Wish, dated 1936, held by Städel Museum, inventory SG 1251. Morning Landscape (Morgenlandschaft), dated 1959, held by Israel Museum, inventory 194427. Lasmander, dated 1959, held by Israel Museum, inventory 194428. Departure (with the Sled), dated c. 1950, colored pencils and fabricated charcoal on black wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2007.309. Goad, William, Surgeon of Langley, Bucks., dated 1671, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 5 named public collections.

Städel Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Israel Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Oelze, Richard, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Oelze, Richard, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Richard Oelze, The International Encyclopedia of Surrealism, 2019. <i>Die Zukunft der Vergangenheit</i> Richard Oelze (1900 – 1980) and Post-war Reflection, Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, 2017. Oelze, Christiane, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Mina Loy’s Surrealist Strategies of Renewal, Sillages Critiques, 2024.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (2149912-3). Those registers additionally record the form Oelze-Ausstellung (1995 : Hamburg).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 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 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Richard Oelze studied at Bauhaus. the recorded working language is German.

Work by Richard Oelze is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, Israel Museum and Bavarian State Painting Collections.

Distinctions recorded are Max Beckmann prize, Lower Saxony State Prize and Lichtwark Prize.

Chronology

  1. 1900Richard Oelze born at Magdeburg.
  2. 1935Archaic Fragment (Städel Museum).
  3. 1936Dangerous Wish (Städel Museum).
  4. 1950Departure (with the Sled) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1959Morning Landscape (Morgenlandschaft) (Israel Museum).
  6. 1959Lasmander (Israel Museum).
  7. 1980Richard Oelze died at Gut Posteholz.

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. 1.

    <i>Die Zukunft der Vergangenheit</i> Richard Oelze (1900 – 1980) and Post-war Reflection, Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Oelze, Richard, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Oelze, Richard, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Richard Oelze, The International Encyclopedia of Surrealism, 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Richard Oelze.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Richard Oelze.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Richard Oelze.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q175412: Richard Oelze

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Richard Oelze”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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