Fritz Harnest

Fritz Harnest (born 1905 in Munich, Germany, died 1999 in Traunstein, Germany), was a German painter, printmaker and collage artist. He was a creator of abstract modern art in Germany after World War II.[1]

Fritz Harnest
Photo: Joseph Harnest, 1970
Born(1905-08-16)16 August 1905
Munich, Germany
Died28 January 1999(1999-01-28) (aged 93)
Traunstein, Germany
NationalityGerman
Known forPainting, Woodcut

Biography

Harnest studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich from 1921 to 1929. He travelled frequently to France in 1930–1931 with the German painter Otto Baumann.[2] He ceased painting after the Nazi seizure of power but later resumed his career, creating woodcuts and murals. From 1940 to 1945 he worked as an interpreter in Stalag VII-A in Moosburg. In 1959 he was a participant of II. documenta in Kassel.

Art in public space

Honours
  • 1961: 2nd prize at the „II. Internationalen Triennale Grenchen“ for colored original graphics, Switzerland
  • 1969: medal of honor at the “Triennale Internazionale della Xilographia Contemporanea Capri”, Italy
  • 1996: Bundesverdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Further reading
  • (in German) Harnest, Fritz. In: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker (AKL). Band 69, de Gruyter, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-598-23036-3, S. 369
  • Joseph Harnest, Stephan Harnest, Peter Schunda: Fritz Harnest – Das eigene Ringen um die Kunst., Übersee 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-020719-8.
  • Ruth Negendanck: Künstlerlandschaft Chiemsee. Fischerhude 2008, S. 179–204. ISBN 978-3-88132-286-7
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References
  1. Fritz Harnest at: „oxford art online“
  2. Fritz Harnest – Das eigene Ringen um die Kunst., ISBN 978-3-00-020719-8
  3. Oberste Baubehörde München: Bildwerk – Bauwerk – Kunstwerk. Bruckmann, München 1990, S. 160–161. ISBN 3-7654-2308-4
  4. „Maria Schüly – Richard Bampi, Keramiker der Moderne“, Stuttgart 1993, S. 251 Nr. 313. ISBN 978-3-925369-14-8
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