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1912 Gotha, Thuringia, Germany - 1989 East Berlin, Germany. Known for: Political , war themed painting, works on paper, caricatures.
Bruno Voigt, born in Gotha, Thuringia, was the son of a teacher and drawing instructor. His father, always active in the Social Democratic Party, was one of the instigators of the 1918 revolution.... Read full biography
Bruno Voigt, born in Gotha, Thuringia, was the son of a teacher and drawing instructor. His father, always active in the Social Democratic Party, was one of the instigators of the 1918 revolution. Voigt began his studies in Gotha, but transferred to the College of Fine Arts in Weimar after the... Read full biography
Bruno Voigt, born in Gotha, Thuringia, was the son of a teacher and drawing instructor. His father, always active in the Social Democratic Party, was one of the instigators of the 1918 revolution. Voigt began his studies in Gotha, but transferred to the College of Fine Arts in Weimar after the death of his father in 1924. There he became involved in the political action group Red Unit and worked with the political cabaret Red Rockets. By 1932, his artistic career began to take off, and he... Read full biography
Bruno Voigt, born in Gotha, Thuringia, was the son of a teacher and drawing instructor. His father, always active in the Social Democratic Party, was one of the instigators of the 1918 revolution. Voigt began his studies in Gotha, but transferred to the College of Fine Arts in Weimar after the death of his father in 1924. There he became involved in the political action group Red Unit and worked with the political cabaret Red Rockets. By 1932, his artistic career began to take off, and he signed a contract with Bavaria Verlag, Gautig, to publish his caricatures and prints. Voigt’s art and politics were already inextricably entwined, and in December 1933 he founded the Left Cartel of the Workers of the Mind to combat the Third Reich. He was... Read full biography
Bruno Voigt, born in Gotha, Thuringia, was the son of a teacher and drawing instructor. His father, always active in the Social Democratic Party, was one of the instigators of the 1918 revolution. Voigt began his studies in Gotha, but transferred to the College of Fine Arts in Weimar after the death of his father in 1924. There he became involved in the political action group Red Unit and worked with the political cabaret Red Rockets. By 1932, his artistic career began to take off, and he signed a contract with Bavaria Verlag, Gautig, to publish his caricatures and prints. Voigt’s art and politics were already inextricably entwined, and in December 1933 he founded the Left Cartel of the Workers of the Mind to combat the Third Reich. He was also a member of the Weimar chapter of the Association of Revolutionary Artists in Germany. His studio was searched by the p... Read full biography
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Keywords (13)
Art Method
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Caricatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Added Description
- •Imprisoned Artist: Wars and/or Political Reasons
Exhibition of Museum
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting