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Wilhelm LEHMBRUCK

Native placeMeiderich [now Duisburg] , DEU
Birth1881
Dead placeBerlin, DEU
Died1919

Biography

Lehmbruck was born in Meiderich on the outskirts of Duisburg, Germany. He first attended the School of Applied Arts and then the Academy of Art (from 1901 to 1907) in Düsseldorf. In his early career he was influenced by the Belgian sculptor Meunier and chose subjects with social significance, for example, laborers. Around 1905 he became aware of the works of Rodin and began to show a tendency toward emotional, inward-directed expression. In 1910 he moved to Paris where he came under the influence of Maillol and associated with Modigliani, Archipenko, and Brancusi. He established a unique style of elongated human figures with strong spiritual qualities, becoming the most representative sculptor of the German Expressionist movement. In 1919 he was made a member of the Prussian Art Academy but soon after committed suicide. The reported cause was his distress over the war and the difficulty he felt in reconciling form and feeling in art.

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  • image of『Mother and Child (Vision II)』

    Mother and Child (Vision II)
    Artist：ヴィルヘルム・レームブルック　Wilhelm LEHMBRUCK
    Date：1913
    Medium：drypoint and watercolor on paper
    Classification：Prints
    Accession Number：FP199000016000

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    Rising Youth
    Artist：ヴィルヘルム・レームブルック　Wilhelm LEHMBRUCK
    Date：1913
    Medium：bronze
    Classification：Sculptures
    Accession Number：FS198900002000

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