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1896 Kiel - 1984 Lüttenort/Usedom. Known for: Painting, founding member of "Der Große Bär" artists' group.
Otto NIEMEYER-HOLSTEIN 1896 Kiel - 1984 Koserow German painter, son of the lawyer Theodor, brother of the architect Johannes. As a volunteer, he served in the military in 1914/1915. In 1916, as a war... Read full biography
Otto NIEMEYER-HOLSTEIN 1896 Kiel - 1984 Koserow German painter, son of the lawyer Theodor, brother of the architect Johannes. As a volunteer, he served in the military in 1914/1915. In 1916, as a war invalid, he went to Switzerland, where he studied painting. He drew landscapes, here he met the... Read full biography
Otto NIEMEYER-HOLSTEIN 1896 Kiel - 1984 Koserow German painter, son of the lawyer Theodor, brother of the architect Johannes. As a volunteer, he served in the military in 1914/1915. In 1916, as a war invalid, he went to Switzerland, where he studied painting. He drew landscapes, here he met the circle of Ascona's artists. In 1924 he was a founding member of the local artistic group "Wielki Bear". He traveled to Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain and France. He met Alexej von Jawlensky. He studied with... Read full biography
Otto NIEMEYER-HOLSTEIN 1896 Kiel - 1984 Koserow German painter, son of the lawyer Theodor, brother of the architect Johannes. As a volunteer, he served in the military in 1914/1915. In 1916, as a war invalid, he went to Switzerland, where he studied painting. He drew landscapes, here he met the circle of Ascona's artists. In 1924 he was a founding member of the local artistic group "Wielki Bear". He traveled to Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain and France. He met Alexej von Jawlensky. He studied with Curt Witte at the Academy in Kassel. In 1926 he moved to Berlin. He studied with Willy Jaeckel and Arthur Segal. From 1933 he lived on the island of Usedom, between the towns of Koserow and Zempin. He participated in numerous exhibitions in Germany,... Read full biography
Otto NIEMEYER-HOLSTEIN 1896 Kiel - 1984 Koserow German painter, son of the lawyer Theodor, brother of the architect Johannes. As a volunteer, he served in the military in 1914/1915. In 1916, as a war invalid, he went to Switzerland, where he studied painting. He drew landscapes, here he met the circle of Ascona's artists. In 1924 he was a founding member of the local artistic group "Wielki Bear". He traveled to Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain and France. He met Alexej von Jawlensky. He studied with Curt Witte at the Academy in Kassel. In 1926 he moved to Berlin. He studied with Willy Jaeckel and Arthur Segal. From 1933 he lived on the island of Usedom, between the towns of Koserow and Zempin. He participated in numerous exhibitions in Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. From 1955, he went on study trips to Bulgaria (1955), Italy (1958), Romania (1959), Ch... Read full biography
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Otto NIEMEYER-HOLSTEIN 1896 Kiel - 1984 Koserow German painter, son of the lawyer Theodor, brother of the architect Johannes.
As a volunteer, he served in the military in 1914/1915. In 1916, as a war invalid, he went to Switzerland, where he studied painting. He drew landscapes, here he met the circle of Ascona's artists. In 1924 he was a founding member of the local artistic group "Wielki Bear".
He traveled to Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain and France. He met Alexej von Jawlensky. He studied with Curt Witte at the Academy in Kassel. In 1926 he moved to Berlin. He studied with Willy Jaeckel and Arthur Segal. From 1933 he lived on the island of Usedom, between the towns of Koserow and Zempin.
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