Siegward Sprotte (Potsdam 1913 – Kampen, Sylt 2004). Sylt. Siegward...
Siegward Sprotte (Potsdam 1913 – Kampen, Sylt 2004). Sylt. Siegward Sprotte (Potsdam 1913 – Kampen, Sylt 2004). Sylt. 1972. Gouache. 49 x 75 cm. Framed under glass, unopened. Signed and dated “Sprotte 72” in the lower left corner. — Painter and draftsman with a background in the philosophy of art. Sprotte created landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, and portraits. He was a student of Emil Orlik in Berlin and a master student of Karl Hagemeister in Werder/Havel. He settled in Kampen on Sylt, where he became a central figure in the artistic community. The calligraphic-looking works of his mature period succeed in capturing the most diverse moods of the sea and weather with just a few precise strokes. Museums: San Francisco (Museum of Modern Art), Shanghai, Moscow, Stuttgart, Husum, and others. Literature: Vollmer, U. Schulte-Wülwer: *Künstlerinsel Sylt* (Sylt: An Island of Artists), among others.
[ translate ]Siegward Sprotte (Potsdam 1913 – Kampen, Sylt 2004). Sylt. Siegward Sprotte (Potsdam 1913 – Kampen, Sylt 2004). Sylt. 1972. Gouache. 49 x 75 cm. Framed under glass, unopened. Signed and dated “Sprotte 72” in the lower left corner. — Painter and draftsman with a background in the philosophy of art. Sprotte created landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, and portraits. He was a student of Emil Orlik in Berlin and a master student of Karl Hagemeister in Werder/Havel. He settled in Kampen on Sylt, where he became a central figure in the artistic community. The calligraphic-looking works of his mature period succeed in capturing the most diverse moods of the sea and weather with just a few precise strokes. Museums: San Francisco (Museum of Modern Art), Shanghai, Moscow, Stuttgart, Husum, and others. Literature: Vollmer, U. Schulte-Wülwer: *Künstlerinsel Sylt* (Sylt: An Island of Artists), among others.
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