Weisgerber, Albert

Albert Weisgerber
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Name	Weisgerber, Albert Gender: M
born on	21 April 1878 at 15:30 (= 3:30 PM )
Place	St.Ingbert (Saarland), Germany, 49n17, 7e0730
Timezone	LMT m7e0730 (is local mean time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data	01°21' 29°23 Asc. 24°14'

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Albert Weisgerber (Self-portrait, 1908)

Biography

German painter whose work forms a bridge between Impressionism and early Expressionism. He is also known today for his cartoons and illustrations.

From 1897 to 1901 he studied at the Munich Art Academy under Franz von Stuck. He became friends with artists Hans Purrmann, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Max Slevogt, and Karl Arnold.

In 1898, he set up his own artists' group, Sturmfackel, with his friend Alfred Kubin. He earned his living making illustrations for the magazine Jugend.

In 1913 he became founding president of the artists' collective; Münchner Neue Secession, with members such as Alexej von Jawlensky, Paul Klee and Alexander Kanoldt.

He was close friends with Theodor Heuss, who later became the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. Heuss' young face can often be found within Weisgerber's paintings.

He joined the German army in World War I and was promoted to the rank of major before being shot and killed on 10 May 1915 in the Battle of Fromelles, west of Rijsel. He was 37.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• associate relationship with Kanoldt, Alexander (born 29 September 1881)

• associate relationship with Kubin, Alfred (born 10 April 1877)

• associate relationship with Purrmann, Hans (born 10 April 1880)

• friend relationship with Heuss, Theodor (born 31 January 1884)

• friend relationship with Kandinsky, Wassily (born 4 December 1866 Jul.Cal. (16 Dec 1866 greg.))

• friend relationship with Klee, Paul (born 18 December 1879)

• friend relationship with Slevogt, Max (born 8 October 1868)

• (has as) teacher relationship with von Stuck, Franz (born 23 February 1863)

Events

• Relationship : Marriage 1907 (Margaret Pohl)

Source Notes

Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file (no. 146).

Categories

• Lifestyle : Social Life : Groups (Artists' circle, "Sturmfackel")

• Vocation : Art : Cartoonist

• Vocation : Art : Commercial artist (Illustrator)

• Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Painter)

• Vocation : Military : Combat

• Vocation : Military : Killed

• Vocation : Military : Military service