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1925 Breslau - 2011 Strodehne. Known for: Painting, lithography, drawing.
Bernhard Heisig is considered a major representatives of the ‘Leipzig School’ next to Tübke and Mattheuer. He is also one of the most important contemporary painters and graphic artists of the GDR.... Read full biography
Bernhard Heisig is considered a major representatives of the ‘Leipzig School’ next to Tübke and Mattheuer. He is also one of the most important contemporary painters and graphic artists of the GDR. Honored with state commissions and numerous awards, Heisig was inspired by the style of painting by... Read full biography
Bernhard Heisig is considered a major representatives of the ‘Leipzig School’ next to Tübke and Mattheuer. He is also one of the most important contemporary painters and graphic artists of the GDR. Honored with state commissions and numerous awards, Heisig was inspired by the style of painting by artists such as Menzel, Corinth, Kokoschka as well as Max Beckmann and Otto Dix. His themes shift between modernism and contemporary realism. One of his protégés include the successful painter Neo... Read full biography
Bernhard Heisig is considered a major representatives of the ‘Leipzig School’ next to Tübke and Mattheuer. He is also one of the most important contemporary painters and graphic artists of the GDR. Honored with state commissions and numerous awards, Heisig was inspired by the style of painting by artists such as Menzel, Corinth, Kokoschka as well as Max Beckmann and Otto Dix. His themes shift between modernism and contemporary realism. One of his protégés include the successful painter Neo Rauch.
Bernhard Heisig is considered a major representatives of the ‘Leipzig School’ next to Tübke and Mattheuer. He is also one of the most important contemporary painters and graphic artists of the GDR. Honored with state commissions and numerous awards, Heisig was inspired by the style of painting by artists such as Menzel, Corinth, Kokoschka as well as Max Beckmann and Otto Dix. His themes shift between modernism and contemporary realism. One of his protégés include the successful painter Neo Rauch.
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Bernhard Heisig is considered a major representatives of the ‘Leipzig School’ next to Tübke and Mattheuer. He is also one of the most important contemporary painters and graphic artists of the GDR.
Honored with state commissions and numerous awards, Heisig was inspired by the style of painting by artists such as Menzel, Corinth, Kokoschka as well as Max Beckmann and Otto Dix.
His themes shift between modernism and contemporary realism. One of his protégés include the successful painter Neo Rauch.