Walter Ophey

Walter Ophey
Walter Ophey
Walter Ophey (1908)
Born(1882-03-25)25 March 1882
Eupen, Belgium
Died11 January 1930(1930-01-11) (aged 47)
Düsseldorf, Germany
EducationKunstakademie Düsseldorf
SpouseBernhardine Bornemann
"Birches on the Edge of the Heather" (c.1904/1905), oil on canvas
Ophey, "Birches on the Edge of the Heather" (c.1904/1905), oil on canvas

Walter Hugo Ophey (25 March 1882 – 11 January 1930) was a German painter and graphic designer, known for Rhenish Expressionism.[1][2] He was a member of the Sonderbund group and Young Rhineland art groups.

Biography

Walter Hugo Ophey was born on 25 March 1882 in Eupen, Germany (now Belgium) to Louise Haeber and accountant Emil Ophey.[3] His father died in December 1888 and his mother returned to work, teaching music lessons.[3] He studied with sculptor Karl Krauss (1859–1906) in 1900. He attended Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Art Academy) and studied under Fritz Roeber and Willy Spatz (1861–1931).[3]

In 1912, Ophey joined the Sonderbund group with other Düsseldorf painters, Julius Bretz, Max Clarenbach, August Deusser, Wilhelm Schmurr, and brothers Karli Sohn-Rethel, Otto Sohn-Rethel and Alfred Sohn-Rethel.[4][5]

On 12 February 1917, Walter Ophey married Bernhardine Bornemann (1879–1968).[6]

In 1919, he was a founding member of Young Rhineland (Das Junge Rheinland) art association, alongside Werner Heuser, Heinrich Nauen, Adolf Uzarski, Arthur Kaufmann, Carlo Mense, and architect Wilhelm Kreis.[7]

His work is in the public museum collection at Stadtmuseum Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (City Museum State Capital Düsseldorf),[8] Städel Museum,[9] Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA),[10] among others. In 1954, Museum Kunstpalast acquired the Ophey estate and now hold the largest collection of his work.[11]

The art exhibition "Walter Ophey, Show Your Colors!", was shown in 2018–2019 at Museum Kunstpalast, and 2019–2020 at Kulturspeicher Würzburg.[11][6]

References

  1. ^ "So farbenfroh – und merkwürdig – malte Walter Ophey". BR24 (in German). 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. ^ Fricke, C. (January 9, 2013). "Walter Ophey: "Es dümpelt so still vor sich hin"" ["Walter Ophey: It's bobbing so quietly"]. www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. ^ a b c "Walter Ophey, Artist (1882-1930)". Portal Rheinische Geschichte (Portal Rhenish History) (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. ^ Sonderbund westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler [Sonderbund of West German Art Friends and Artists]. Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. 1911.
  5. ^ Selz, Peter (1957). German Expressionist Painting. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 246. LCCN 57-10501.
  6. ^ a b Zeitung, Süddeutsche (November 19, 2019). "Leuchtendes Leben" [Shining Life]. Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  7. ^ Ey, Johanna (2014). "Mutter der rheinischen Avantgarde. Eine regionale Kunstgeschichte". www.rheinische-art.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  8. ^ "Art and Culture, Bernhardine Bornemann". emuseum.duesseldorf.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  9. ^ "Collection: Park island in the pond". Städel Museum, Frankfurt.
  10. ^ "Walter Ophey". LACMA Collections. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  11. ^ a b "Walter Ophey at Museum Kunstpalast - Events". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.

Further reading

  • Kraus, Stefan (1993). Walter Ophey 1882-1930, Leben und Werk [Walter Ophey 1882-1930, Life and Work]. Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3-7757-0403-8.
  • Walter Ophey Das Gesamtwerk: Gemalde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Druckgraphik : Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf im Ehrendorf, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen [Walter Ophey The Complete Works: Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints: Art Museum Dusseldorf in Ehrendorf, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen]. Germany: Wienand Verlag. 1991. ISBN 978-3879092741.
  • Walter Ophey, Farbe Bekennen!: Katalog zur Ausstellung im Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf 2018 und Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg 2019 [Walter Ophey, Show Your Colors!: Catalog for the exhibition at the Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf 2018 and the Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg 2019]. Germany: Wienand Verlag & Medien. 2018. ISBN 978-3868324471.
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