Fritz Mackensen

Visual Artist

1866 – 1953

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Who was Fritz Mackensen?

Fritz Mackensen was a German painter of the Düsseldorf school of painting and Art Nouveau. He was a friend of Otto Modersohn and Hans am Ende, and was one of the co-founders of the artists' colony at Worpswede. From 1933 to 1935 he was head of the Nordische Kunsthochschule in Bremen. In 1937 he became a member of the Nazi Party. He was buried in Worpswede Cemetery.

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Born
Apr 8, 1866
Germany
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
May 12, 1953
Bremen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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