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Hermann Schmidt-Schmied
1924 Mainz-Gonsenheim – 2010 Mainz
"Peaceful Spirits"
Oil over light preliminary drawings in pencil/charcoal, on canvas, framed
Signed …
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Hermann Schmidt-Schmied
1924 Mainz-Gonsenheim – 2010 Mainz
"Peaceful Spirits"
Oil over light preliminary drawings in pencil/charcoal, on canvas, framed
Signed lower left, signed and dated again on the reverse of the canvas (1964)
Size: 76 x 100.5 cm (without frame) / 78 x 102.5 cm (with frame)
Provenance: formerly in the collection of Bruno Sandner (1922 Stettin – 1991 Hofheim/Taunus), Hofheim/Taunus.
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Hermann Schmidt-Schmied
Painter, draftsman.
Initially apprenticed as a blacksmith and auto mechanic.
1946–53 studied at the Mainz School of Art (under Karlo Kuhl and Peter Paul Etz).
In 1954, he traveled to southern France with Ferrenc (Feri) Varga (1906-1989) and Jo Brenneis (1910-1994). Through Varga, he also met Pablo Picasso.
from 1955 to 1958, he studied archaeology at the École Antique in Nîmes.
In 1958, he founded the painting school "Atelier du Midi" in Arles.
The artist lived in the southern French town of Saint-Jean-de-Buèges and in Mainz-Gonsenheim.
Awards:
Federal Cross of Merit
Academic Palms
Exhibitions:
1955 (with Jo Brenneis), Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe
1965, 1970, 1979 Institut français, Mainz
1988, 1990 Mainz-Gonsenheim Town Hall
1989 Galerie jottwedee, Gau-Bischofsheim
2014 (with sculptures by Inge Blum), Mainzer Kunst Galerie, Mainz
2022 Gonsenheim Museum
2023 Mainz-Gonsenheim Local History Society - Center Museum, Mainz-Gonsenheim
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- Dimensions
- 39.37ʺW × 1.97ʺD × 29.92ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
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