1902 - 2000

Informativni list

  • Also known as: Ota Garten
  • Museums on this site: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
  • Nationality: Germany
  • Born: 1902, Elstra, Germany
  • Top-ranked work: Still Life with Pitcher and Glass
  • Died: 2000

The Life and Artistic Journey of Otto Garten

Born in Elstra, Germany, Otto Garten was a German-Sorbian painter who began drawing as a child. Following the death of his father, he began his training at the Dresden School of Applied Arts in 1919. His formal education continued at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts between 1920 and 1927, where he studied under Richard Dreher, Ludwig von Hofmann, and Robert Sterl. During his academic years, he was a recipient of a scholarship from the Schill-Poeppig Foundation.

As a freelance painter, Garten traveled to Paris from 1930 to 1932 and to Italy in 1937. His career included participation in various exhibitions, such as the Great German Art Exhibition in Munich in 1939. Following his service as a soldier in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War and a period of captivity in Scotland, he returned to Elstra in 1948. In 1949, he became a member of the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR and the Working Group of Sorbian Artists.

Artistic Style and Notable Works

Garten is recognized as a later representative of Dresden painting, a style characterized by the coloristic realism of plein air painting. His work is defined by intensive impressions of nature, light, air, and the outdoors. His compositions often focused on plants and animals, conveying a sense of lightness, spontaneity, and deep humanity.

His diverse body of work includes various subjects and mediums, such as:

Pitanja i odgovori

Mogu li pregledavati djela umjetnika Otto Garten prema paleti boja?

Stranica Prema paletama boja grupirala je djela umjetnika Otto Garten prema njihovim paletama boja.

U kojem su gradu i državi rođen/a Otto Garten?

Otto Garten rođen/a je u gradu Elstra, u Germany.

Gdje se djela umjetnika Otto Garten mogu pronaći grupirana prema ključnim riječima?

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Samotestiranje

Svako pitanje ima samo jedan točan odgovor.

Pitanje 1:
In which city did Otto Garten study at the Academy of Fine Arts?
Pitanje 2:
Which artist recommended that Otto Garten receive training as a painter?
Pitanje 3:
In which country did Otto Garten stay for studies between 1930 and 1932?
Pitanje 4:
Which organization did Garten join in 1949?
Pitanje 5:
What was the subject of Garten's 1940 work held by the Museum of Saxon Folk Art?