Georg Philipp Wörlen
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Georg Philipp Wörlen was a German
painter, particularly associated with Passau
, Bavaria
, Germany.
he attended the art college in Nuremberg
and subsequently worked as a restorer in the Atelier Altheimer in Regensburg
. In 1914, after marrying Margarete Neunhöfer, he moved to Marnheim
to work as a teacher in a technical secondary school. While he was fighting at the front in World War I
in Rumania and France, among other places, his son Hanns Egon was born.
During the war Wörlen was twice buried and seriously injured. Shortly before the end of the war he was captured by the British and was held as a prisoner of war
for 15 months, in a camp near Ripon
in Yorkshire
. During this time he changed his artistic direction and committed himself to Expressionism
and Cubism
.
After his repatriation in 1920 Wörlen moved with his family to Passau
and became an art teacher in the Gymnasium Leopoldinum. Along with Franz Bronstert
and Fritz Fuhrken, who had been detained in the same POW camp in England, and a number of other artists including the Austria
n Carry Hauser
, he founded the Expressionist artists' group Der Fels
(1920/21-1927), which held over 30 exhibitions featuring his work. in addition he was for a short time (1923/1924) a member of the Gruppe der 6, and between 1927 and 1938 he was a member of the Vienna
-based group Der Hagenbund. In 1947 he was a founder member of the Donau-Wald-Gruppe.
He died in Passau
, where there is a street named after him. The holdings of the Museum of Modern Art in Passau consist largely of his works.
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
painter, particularly associated with Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany.
Life
Wörlen was born in Dillingen an der Donau. After completing his AbiturAbitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
he attended the art college in Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
and subsequently worked as a restorer in the Atelier Altheimer in Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
. In 1914, after marrying Margarete Neunhöfer, he moved to Marnheim
Marnheim
Marnheim is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
to work as a teacher in a technical secondary school. While he was fighting at the front in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in Rumania and France, among other places, his son Hanns Egon was born.
During the war Wörlen was twice buried and seriously injured. Shortly before the end of the war he was captured by the British and was held as a prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
for 15 months, in a camp near Ripon
Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city, market town and successor parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located at the confluence of two streams of the River Ure in the form of the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature the Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. During this time he changed his artistic direction and committed himself to Expressionism
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
and Cubism
Cubism
Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
.
After his repatriation in 1920 Wörlen moved with his family to Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
and became an art teacher in the Gymnasium Leopoldinum. Along with Franz Bronstert
Franz Bronstert
Franz Bronstert was a German engineer and painter.- Life and Art :...
and Fritz Fuhrken, who had been detained in the same POW camp in England, and a number of other artists including the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Carry Hauser
Carry Hauser
Carry Hauser, born Carl Maria Hauser , was an Austrian painter, stage set designer and poet.- Life :Carry Hauser was born in Vienna as Carl Maria Hauser into the family of a civil servant...
, he founded the Expressionist artists' group Der Fels
Der Fels
Der Fels was group of German Expressionist artists that existed from around 1920 to 1927.-History:The group's origins lay in the meeting of Franz Bronstert, Fritz Fuhrken and Georg Philipp Wörlen in a World War I prisoner of war camp in Ripon, England. Other members of the group were Reinhard...
(1920/21-1927), which held over 30 exhibitions featuring his work. in addition he was for a short time (1923/1924) a member of the Gruppe der 6, and between 1927 and 1938 he was a member of the Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
-based group Der Hagenbund. In 1947 he was a founder member of the Donau-Wald-Gruppe.
He died in Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
, where there is a street named after him. The holdings of the Museum of Modern Art in Passau consist largely of his works.
Selected works
- Liebespaar ("Lovers"), tempera on cardboard, 1920
- Gasse ("Lane"), oil on linen, nd
- Passauer Häuser ("Passau Houses"), oil on linen, 1920
- Passauer Gasse ("Passau Lane"), watercolour, 1923
- Kreuzigung ("Crucifixion"), watercolour, 1919
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