Curt Lahs
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Curt Lahs was a German painter.
in 1919. In 1921 he was a member of the group The Young Rheinländers Exhibition at the home of Mutter Ey.
In 1928 he taught at the Volkskunstschule, Düsseldorf
and in 1930 he became director of the Academia de pintura y esculera, Instituto de Bellas Artes, Medellín
, Colombia
. He returned to Volkskunstschule, Düsseldorf in 1931 but was dismissed from his teaching post by the Nazis, Branded a "Degenerate Artist" in 1933.
He spent the years 1933-1943 in travels to and exhibits in France
, Jugoslavia and Italy
.
In 1943 he was unwillingly drafted into the German Army and the same year captured by American troops and incarcerated. Most of his early work was destroyed when the home in which paintings were stored was burned in a bombing. He was released from prisoner of war camp
in 1944.
He continued to work as an independent artist and had exhibits at Galerie Gerd Rosen and Galerie Brenner, Berlin
in 1945. In 1947 he gained a post at University in Halle, Germany. In 1948 he began a second position at the Hochschule fur Bildende Künste, Berlin, travelling between jobs by train.
In 1949 he left the post at Halle after warnings from colleagues regarding new Communist government threat to him. He was again considered a "degenerate artist", this time by the communists.
He died in his sleep of heart failure June 11, 1958.
Timeline
He exhibited at Galerie Flechtheim, DüsseldorfDüsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
in 1919. In 1921 he was a member of the group The Young Rheinländers Exhibition at the home of Mutter Ey.
In 1928 he taught at the Volkskunstschule, Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
and in 1930 he became director of the Academia de pintura y esculera, Instituto de Bellas Artes, Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. He returned to Volkskunstschule, Düsseldorf in 1931 but was dismissed from his teaching post by the Nazis, Branded a "Degenerate Artist" in 1933.
He spent the years 1933-1943 in travels to and exhibits in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Jugoslavia and Italy
Italy
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.
In 1943 he was unwillingly drafted into the German Army and the same year captured by American troops and incarcerated. Most of his early work was destroyed when the home in which paintings were stored was burned in a bombing. He was released from prisoner of war camp
Prisoner-of-war camp
A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of combatants captured by their enemy in time of war, and is similar to an internment camp which is used for civilian populations. A prisoner of war is generally a soldier, sailor, or airman who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or...
in 1944.
He continued to work as an independent artist and had exhibits at Galerie Gerd Rosen and Galerie Brenner, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in 1945. In 1947 he gained a post at University in Halle, Germany. In 1948 he began a second position at the Hochschule fur Bildende Künste, Berlin, travelling between jobs by train.
In 1949 he left the post at Halle after warnings from colleagues regarding new Communist government threat to him. He was again considered a "degenerate artist", this time by the communists.
He died in his sleep of heart failure June 11, 1958.
Awards
- "Stahl und Eisen" Prize for painting, Düsseldorf, Germany. 1952
- Kunspreis from the City of Berlin. 1954