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1889 Arrode, Germany - 1951 Marz, Germany. Known for: Expressive, fauves landscape painting.
Peter August Böckstiegel was born into a family of Westphalian farmers; after an apprenticeship as a glazier and painter, he attended the vocational school of the painters' trade union in Bielefeld.... Read full biography
Peter August Böckstiegel was born into a family of Westphalian farmers; after an apprenticeship as a glazier and painter, he attended the vocational school of the painters' trade union in Bielefeld. There, in Ludwig Godewols, he met a teacher who encouraged his students to visit galleries and... Read full biography
Peter August Böckstiegel was born into a family of Westphalian farmers; after an apprenticeship as a glazier and painter, he attended the vocational school of the painters' trade union in Bielefeld. There, in Ludwig Godewols, he met a teacher who encouraged his students to visit galleries and museums. One of his first excursions led Böckstiegel to the Folkwang Museum founded by Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen; it was here, in 1909, that he first encountered works by Vincent van Gogh. He was no less... Read full biography
Peter August Böckstiegel was born into a family of Westphalian farmers; after an apprenticeship as a glazier and painter, he attended the vocational school of the painters' trade union in Bielefeld. There, in Ludwig Godewols, he met a teacher who encouraged his students to visit galleries and museums. One of his first excursions led Böckstiegel to the Folkwang Museum founded by Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen; it was here, in 1909, that he first encountered works by Vincent van Gogh. He was no less impressed by the Sonderbund exhibition, presented in Cologne three years later. At this exceptional survey of contemporary European artistic creation, multiple rooms were dedicated to the work of van Gogh. “Halls with works in the roaring, flaming... Read full biography
Peter August Böckstiegel was born into a family of Westphalian farmers; after an apprenticeship as a glazier and painter, he attended the vocational school of the painters' trade union in Bielefeld. There, in Ludwig Godewols, he met a teacher who encouraged his students to visit galleries and museums. One of his first excursions led Böckstiegel to the Folkwang Museum founded by Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen; it was here, in 1909, that he first encountered works by Vincent van Gogh. He was no less impressed by the Sonderbund exhibition, presented in Cologne three years later. At this exceptional survey of contemporary European artistic creation, multiple rooms were dedicated to the work of van Gogh. “Halls with works in the roaring, flaming script of van Gogh's spirit. The calm lush attitude of Gauguin, black tropical jungle, radia... Read full biography
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