Wilhelm lehmbruck biography of william hill
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY: Wilhelm Lehmbruck (4 January – 25 March ) was a German sculptor..
Wilhelm Lehmbruck
German sculptor
Wilhelm Lehmbruck | |
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Wilhelm Lehmbruck Self-portrait () | |
Born | Wilhelm Lehmbruck ()4 January Meiderich (part of Duisburg since ), German Empire |
Died | 25 March () (aged38) Berlin, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Knownfor | Sculpture |
Movement | Realism, Expressionism |
Wilhelm Lehmbruck (4 January 25 March ) was a German sculptor.
One of the most important of his generation, he was influenced by realism and expressionism.
Wilhelm Lehmbruck.
Biography
Born in Meiderich (part of Duisburg from ), he was the fourth of eight children born to the miner Wilhelm Lehmbruck and his wife Margaretha. He was able to study sculpture arts at the School of Applied Arts in Düsseldorf by a stipend from the municipal authorities.
In he began to make a living by doing illustrations for scientific publications. He trained at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting from to On leaving the acade