Wilhelm Hempfing
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Wilhelm Hempfing was a German painter
and printmaker
. He was born July 15, 1886 in Schönau
near Heidelberg
. He is best known for his impressionist
style landscapes, portraits and his numerous painted nudes. Hempfing studied at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts) with Professor Friedrich Fehr. He was also an important and excellent etcher
trained by Walter Conz at the Karlsruhe Academy. He travelled frequently, painting in England, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece and the German coastal areas along North Sea
and Baltic Sea
. He died June 6, 1948 in Karlsruhe
, Germany.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and printmaker
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
. He was born July 15, 1886 in Schönau
Schönau (Odenwald)
Schönau is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Odenwald hills, 10 km northeast of Heidelberg. Schönau Abbey is located here....
near Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
. He is best known for his impressionist
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
style landscapes, portraits and his numerous painted nudes. Hempfing studied at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts) with Professor Friedrich Fehr. He was also an important and excellent etcher
Etching
Etching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal...
trained by Walter Conz at the Karlsruhe Academy. He travelled frequently, painting in England, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece and the German coastal areas along North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
and Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
. He died June 6, 1948 in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, Germany.
Further reading
- Wilhelm Hempfing. Der Figuren- und Landschaftsmaler aus Schönau im Odenwald. Edited by N. Krämer (2006) ISBN 978-3-922777-80-9 (Biography and exhibition catalogue, 48 pp, 54 illustrations with further available references)