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1931
1945
1948
1952
1958
1958
1960
2006
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birth in Breslau, Germany, First Republic
woodworking apprenticeship
back to school
paints in Paris (gouache)
qualifies as an architect in Berlin (Technische Universität)
takes part in nude drawing classes whenever he can
observes oil painting at a friend's,
the art restorer, Robert Michael Bell
self-education in the art of oil-painting
and engraving
beyond expressionism in his art of painting
develops own style of colour and form
personal involvement in the sexual revolution as an artist (oils and copper-engravings)
takes on occasional architectural projects
in the making
creates many original works on paper (80 copy edition)
in a variety of modern and classical techniques
to enable a wide diffusion of his work
30 years in France and takes French nationality
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From 1963 to today personal exhibitons in Munich, Berlin, Cologne,
Stuttgart, Hamburg, Essen, Heidelberg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt-on-Main,
Marburg, Bremen, Karlsruhe, Paris, Clermont-Ferrand, Château de Val, Lübeck, Oldenburg,
Kiel, Tübingen, Amsterdam, Bonn, Brunswick, New York City and St Petersburg
The side panels are by Percier and Fontaine, decor creators for Napoleon I.
The day Altrock presents his We DO exist series, Mr Sperlich, curator of the Hessische Kunsthalle, feels a spiritual bond between these two architects and Altrock, and advises the painter to familiarise himself with them. |
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