Hans Purrmann

Painting, Visual Artist

1880 – 1966

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Who was Hans Purrmann?

Hans Marsilius Purrmann was a German artist. He was born in Speyer where he also grew up. He completed an apprenticeship as a scene painter and interior decorator, and subsequently studied in Karlsruhe and Munich before going to Paris in 1906. It was here he became a student and later a friend of Henri Matisse whom he set up a painting school with. After 1916 Purrmann lived in Berlin and Langenargen, moving from there in 1935 to run the German art foundation at the Villa Romana in Florence. He lived there until 1943, then in Montagnola. He died in Basel. Typical of Purrmann's style are colourful, sensitively painted landscapes, still lifes and portraits. There are large collections of his works in Langenargen Museum and in the Purrmann House, Speyer.

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Born
Apr 10, 1880
Speyer
Also known as
  • Пуррман, Ганс
Spouses
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Speyer
Died
Apr 17, 1966
Basel

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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