Village Scene, Etching, Ernst Krantz, Circa 1925

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Ernst Krantz (1889–1954) was a master student of Lovis Corinth and a member of the November Group in Berlin.

Ernst … Read more Ernst Krantz (1889–1954) was a master student of Lovis Corinth and a member of the November Group in Berlin.

Ernst Krantz was born in Bartenstein, East Prussia, and grew up there with four siblings. Ernst Gottlieb Krantz was his uncle. In 1909, Ernst Krantz graduated from high school in Posen and moved to Berlin. There he began studying architecture at the Technical University of Berlin. A year later, he attended Lovis Corinth's private art school and became his master student.

After a successful first group exhibition at the State Kaiser Friedrich Museum in Posen and participation in an exhibition of the Free Secession in Berlin, he undertook educational trips to Munich and Paris.

During the First World War, he served as a lieutenant in a machine gun company and was awarded the Iron Cross. After the war, Ernst Krantz resumed his artistic activities. He became a member of the November Group and participated in its exhibitions. Krantz also worked as a private drawing teacher. However, he declined a permanent teaching position.

Between 1932 and 1941, Ernst Krantz held an assistant position, with some interruptions, at the Chair of Freehand Drawing and Painting at the Technical University of Berlin. In 1941, he was drafted into military service as a captain in the reserves and discharged from service in 1944 due to age. During the war, his studio and most of his works were destroyed by incendiary bombs.

Ernst Krantz died of pneumonia in Berlin on August 6, 1954.

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