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Albert Hennig BIOGRAPHY
1907 Leipzig, Germany - 1998 Zwickau, Germany. Known for: Bauhaus style painting.
Albert Hennig, born in 1907 in Leipzig, Germany, was a German painter, photographer, and graphic artist. He studied at the Bauhaus Dessau/Berlin under prominent artists such as Joost Schmidt, Mies... Read full biography
Albert Hennig, born in 1907 in Leipzig, Germany, was a German painter, photographer, and graphic artist. He studied at the Bauhaus Dessau/Berlin under prominent artists such as Joost Schmidt, Mies van der Rohe, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Josef Albers. After a period of unemployment, he was... Read full biography
Albert Hennig, born in 1907 in Leipzig, Germany, was a German painter, photographer, and graphic artist. He studied at the Bauhaus Dessau/Berlin under prominent artists such as Joost Schmidt, Mies van der Rohe, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Josef Albers. After a period of unemployment, he was conscripted as a construction worker from 1935 to 1945. Hennig was a founding member of the group "Bildender Künstler" at the Kulturbund Zwickau and later became a member of the Verband Bildender... Read full biography
Albert Hennig, born in 1907 in Leipzig, Germany, was a German painter, photographer, and graphic artist. He studied at the Bauhaus Dessau/Berlin under prominent artists such as Joost Schmidt, Mies van der Rohe, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Josef Albers. After a period of unemployment, he was conscripted as a construction worker from 1935 to 1945. Hennig was a founding member of the group "Bildender Künstler" at the Kulturbund Zwickau and later became a member of the Verband Bildender Künstler (VBK) of the GDR. Due to disputes with cultural functionaries, he worked as a concrete worker from 1952 to 1972. However, in his free time, he created significant works in the tradition of the Bauhaus. Hennig became a freelance artist in 1972,... Read full biography
Albert Hennig, born in 1907 in Leipzig, Germany, was a German painter, photographer, and graphic artist. He studied at the Bauhaus Dessau/Berlin under prominent artists such as Joost Schmidt, Mies van der Rohe, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Josef Albers. After a period of unemployment, he was conscripted as a construction worker from 1935 to 1945. Hennig was a founding member of the group "Bildender Künstler" at the Kulturbund Zwickau and later became a member of the Verband Bildender Künstler (VBK) of the GDR. Due to disputes with cultural functionaries, he worked as a concrete worker from 1952 to 1972. However, in his free time, he created significant works in the tradition of the Bauhaus. Hennig became a freelance artist in 1972, and his work was increasingly recognized in the GDR. Throughout his career, he received numerous awards, including the Max Pechstein Prize and the... Read full biography
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Albert Hennig, born in 1907 in Leipzig, Germany, was a German painter, photographer, and graphic artist. He studied at the Bauhaus Dessau/Berlin under prominent artists such as Joost Schmidt, Mies van der Rohe, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Josef Albers. After a period of unemployment, he was conscripted as a construction worker from 1935 to 1945. Hennig was a founding member of the group "Bildender Künstler" at the Kulturbund Zwickau and later became a member of the Verband Bildender Künstler (VBK) of the GDR. Due to disputes with cultural functionaries, he worked as a concrete worker from 1952 to 1972. However, in his free time, he created significant works in the tradition of the Bauhaus. Hennig became a freelance artist in 1972, andVollmer, Eisold "Painters in the GDR" and Internet....But wait, there's more...
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