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Av alle originalverkene Else Wex Cleemann etterlot seg, er det mest kjente Knabenbildnis (1934), som er en del av samlingen til Bavarian State Painting Collections i München. Vår katalog inneholder 2 verk av Else Wex Cleemann; galleriet har bevart de 1 verkene som verden beundrer mest, hver vist med sin dato, sitt museum og sin historie.
Else Wex Cleemanns topp 10 malerier: galleriets utvalg
Museene som har Else Wex Cleemanns originalverk
Museet som innehar flest av maleriene på denne siden.
| Museum | By | Verker av Else Wex Cleemann | Malerier fra denne listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| München | 1 | Knabenbildnis |
Else Wex Cleemann år for år: originalverkene som definerer hvert år
1934 er året for hvert daterte verk av Else Wex Cleemann i dette utvalget: her er de, rangert etter berømmelse.
Samlere spør om maleriene til Else Wex Cleemann
Hvilket verk er Else Wex Cleemann mest kjent for?Avslør svaret
Knabenbildnis (1934)
Hvor gammel var Else Wex Cleemann da Knabenbildnis ble laget?Avslør svaret
44 år gammel: Knabenbildnis er fra 1934, og Else Wex Cleemann ble født i 1890.
Hvor mange malerier etterlot Else Wex Cleemann?Avslør svaret
Vår katalog inneholder 2 verk av Else Wex Cleemann.
I hvilke museer henger mesterverkene til Else Wex Cleemann?Avslør svaret
Hovedsakelig i Bavarian State Painting Collections (München). Museumslisten ovenfor viser alle.
Else Wex Cleemann: liv og virke
Life and Artistic Journey
Born in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, Else Wex Cleemann was a German painter and etcher. After her family moved to Hamburg, she studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, eventually qualifying as a drawing teacher. Her formal training continued in Berlin at the art school of Arthur Lewin-Funcke, where she studied under Lovis Corinth, and later in Hamburg, where she studied graphics with Fritz Behnke. Following a period in Paris, she became active in the artistic circles of Hamburg and Lübeck.
Her work during the 1920s was characterized by a style influenced by New Objectivity, noted for its luminous color and the sharpness and clarity of external forms. Her subjects included portraits and landscapes, often inspired by travels to Italy, Munich, Norway, Denmark, Holland, and France. In 1933, she married Jan Cleemann.
Exhibitions and Legacy
The career of Else Wex Cleemann was marked by significant historical complexities. In 1937, her oil painting Old Factory (Factory Courtyard) was confiscated by the Kunsthalle zu Kiel as degenerate art. During the same period, her portrait of Hermann Behme was exhibited in the Great German Art Exhibition. Her 1937 self-portrait, Self-Portrait as Eva, reflects the ambivalence of both rejection and success during the National Socialist era.
In the years following the Second World War, she participated in numerous exhibitions, though she lived a more withdrawn life in her later years due to a lack of acceptance for her work. Recently, her work has undergone a positive re-evaluation, with pieces featured in exhibitions such as Spannungsfeld Weimar. Kunst und Gesellschaft 1919-1933 and Kunst in „Dritten Reich“.