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In the years following the Second World War, she participated in numerous exhibitions, though she lived a more withdrawn life in her later years due to a lack of acceptance for her work.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“.
Q&A
Else Wex Cleemann의 작품을 색상별로 모아둔 곳은 어디인가요?
컬러 인덱스 페이지에서는 Else Wex Cleemann의 작품들을 색상별로 모아 보실 수 있습니다.
Else Wex Cleemann의 모든 작품을 어디에서 볼 수 있나요?
이 사이트에 등록된 Else Wex Cleemann의 모든 작품은 작가의 전체 작품 보기 페이지에서 만나보실 수 있습니다.
Else Wex Cleemann의 연도별 활동 기록이 있나요?
Else Wex Cleemann의 연대기는 작가의 활동 시기별로 분류된 작품들을 연대순으로 보여주는 스크롤 방식의 타임라인입니다.
Else Wex Cleemann 작가의 국적은 어디인가요?
Else Wex Cleemann은(는) Venezuela 출신입니다.
