Else Sehrig-Vehling
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Else Sehrig-Vehling was a German expressionist. She was the daughter of the Architect Heinrich Vehling (1868 Düsseldorf-1944 Koblenz) and of Eva Hubertine (maiden name Habes) (1874 Düsseldorf - 1953 Ibid.)1

She was a member of an artist group called "Das junge Rheinland" (The Young Rhinelander’s).

Her style was influenced by her close friendships to Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th century art. He volunteered for army service in the First World War, but soon suffered a...

, Carl Barth, Max Schwimmer, Fritz Winter and other great German expressionists.

She studied at the Art Academy of Düsseldorf and was an important figure of the art scene of Düsseldorf.

In 1933 she married Hermann Sehrig
Hermann Sehrig
Hermann Sehrig German Sculptor and Painter.Apart from his activity as teacher for art, particularly for ceramic he painted in oil and Pastels, as painter, furthermore a sculptor...

, a German artist and Member of the “Deutsche Werkbund”. His works are in many public collections such as the German Ceramic Museum. She is listed in the well known German art dictionary - Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (World Biographical Dictionary of Artists)3.

Exhibitions

Year Museum/Gallery
1930 Juryfreie Kunstausstellung des Vereins zur Veranstaltung von Kunstausstellungen Düsseldorf 16.05. - 05.10.1930
1941 Herbstausstellung Düsseldorfer Künstler - Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
-Building:The present art centre was built in 1967 in Brutalist architecture by the architects Konrad Beckmann and Brockes. They used commercially available precast concrete for the construction work.-History:...

1954 Große Weihnachtsausstellung der bild. Künstler von Rheinland Westfalen - Kunstpalast
1955 Große Weihnachtsausstellung der bild. Künstler von Rheinland Westfalen - Kunstpalast
1956 Große Weihnachtsausstellung der bild. Künstler von Rheinland Westfalen - Kunstpalast
1957 Große Weihnachtsausstellung der bild. Künstler von Rheinland Westfalen - Kunstpalast
1961 Große Weihnachtsausstellung der bild. Künstler von Rheinland Westfalen - Kunstpalast
1962 Große Weihnachtsausstellung der bild. Künstler von Rheinland Westfalen - Kunstpalast
1963 Große Weihnachtsausstellung der bild. Künstler von Rheinland Westfalen - Kunstpalast
1963 Galerie May/Düsseldorf
1964 Große Weihnachtsausstellung der bild. Künstler von Rheinland Westfalen - Kunstpalast
1966 Große Weihnachtsausstellung der bild. Künstler von Rheinland Westfalen - Kunstpalast
1974 Monte Carlo
1975 Tessiner Malerein - Rocco Bello

Public collections

At the Stadtmuseum (City Museum) in Düsseldorf - Watercolour 1950 titled "Mädchen" (Girl)2
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