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Hans Michaelson BIOGRAPHY
1872 Hettstedt, Germany - 1954 Equador. Known for: Modernist painting, vaudeville scenes, expressionism, fauvism.
Born as the son of Jewish traders in Hettstedt, near Halle (Saale), in 1872, Hans Michaelson first studied under Ludwig Schmid-Reutte in Leipzig, followed by the Berlin Academy, primarily under... Read full biography
Born as the son of Jewish traders in Hettstedt, near Halle (Saale), in 1872, Hans Michaelson first studied under Ludwig Schmid-Reutte in Leipzig, followed by the Berlin Academy, primarily under Friedrich Kallmorgen. From 1912 until 1930, he regularly took part in the “Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin”... Read full biography
Born as the son of Jewish traders in Hettstedt, near Halle (Saale), in 1872, Hans Michaelson first studied under Ludwig Schmid-Reutte in Leipzig, followed by the Berlin Academy, primarily under Friedrich Kallmorgen. From 1912 until 1930, he regularly took part in the “Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin” (J.K.B) exhibitions and, together with August Gaul and Benno Berneis, showcased works in the renowned art salon of Paul Cassirer in 1914. Influences of the street and vaudeville scenes of the... Read full biography
Born as the son of Jewish traders in Hettstedt, near Halle (Saale), in 1872, Hans Michaelson first studied under Ludwig Schmid-Reutte in Leipzig, followed by the Berlin Academy, primarily under Friedrich Kallmorgen. From 1912 until 1930, he regularly took part in the “Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin” (J.K.B) exhibitions and, together with August Gaul and Benno Berneis, showcased works in the renowned art salon of Paul Cassirer in 1914. Influences of the street and vaudeville scenes of the Expressionists, the vibrant colors of the Fauves and Henri Matisse, the Neoimpressionism of Camille Pissarro, and especially Vincent Van Gogh, can be found in Michaelson’s work. However, his style was always quietly present. He painted what he saw with the... Read full biography
Born as the son of Jewish traders in Hettstedt, near Halle (Saale), in 1872, Hans Michaelson first studied under Ludwig Schmid-Reutte in Leipzig, followed by the Berlin Academy, primarily under Friedrich Kallmorgen. From 1912 until 1930, he regularly took part in the “Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin” (J.K.B) exhibitions and, together with August Gaul and Benno Berneis, showcased works in the renowned art salon of Paul Cassirer in 1914. Influences of the street and vaudeville scenes of the Expressionists, the vibrant colors of the Fauves and Henri Matisse, the Neoimpressionism of Camille Pissarro, and especially Vincent Van Gogh, can be found in Michaelson’s work. However, his style was always quietly present. He painted what he saw with the sobering precision of the silent observer. In 1937, he was classified as a “degenerate artist” by the National Socialists and had to flee... Read full biography
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Born as the son of Jewish traders in Hettstedt, near Halle (Saale), in 1872, Hans Michaelson first studied under Ludwig Schmid-Reutte in Leipzig, followed by the Berlin Academy, primarily under Friedrich Kallmorgen. From 1912 until 1930, he regularly took part in the “Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin” (J.K.B) exhibitions and, together with August Gaul and Benno Berneis, showcased works in the renowned art salon of Paul Cassirer in 1914.
Influences of the street and vaudeville scenes of the Expressionists, the vibrant colors of the Fauves and Henri Matisse, the Neoimpressionism of Camille Pissarro, and especially Vincent Van Gogh, can be found in Michaelson’s work.
However, his style was always quietly present. He painted what he saw with the sobering precision of the silent observer. In 1937, he was classified as a “degenerate artist” by the National Socialists and had to flee Germany due to his Jewish roots and find a new home in Ecuadorian exile.
He died there in 1954. Many of his pictures made before his exile are deemed missing and his later work in Ecuador remains completely unknown.Biography from Lehr Kunstauktionen
Hans Michaelson (b.1872)
From 1898 to1909, he studied at the Berlin Academy. From 1912 on he regularly participated in the "juried outdoor art exhibition" Berlin and also the exhibition of the Berlin Secession in 1914 at the art gallery Paul Cassirer with Benno Berneis and August Gaul. In 1937, his work was classified as degenerate, in 1939, he escaped because of his wife's impending deportation and traveled with the help of the son of Ecuadorian ambassador of Berlin, Miguel Ángel de Ycaza Gómez to Ecuador. He taught at the Art School "Juan José Plaza" in Guayaquil until his retirement.Biography from Doebele Galerie & Kunstauktionen
Hans Michaelson studied in 1909 at the Berlin Art Academy under Friedrich Kallmorgen. From 1912 to 1930 he participated in the exhibitions "Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin".
Soldier during World War I. 1927 co-founder of the artist group "die Sieben". He was called "degenerate" by the Nazis. With the help of the son of the Ecuadorian Ambassador in Berlin Michaelson managed to flee to exile in Ecuador.