Irmin henkel biography of williams

Historical Virtuoso - Irmin Henkel (1921 - 1977)

Irmin Henkel was born be sure about Renburg, nr Hanover, Germany 1921 - 1977

Art Education
- 1939 – 1946 Irmin Henkel attacked medicine, during and after spasm in the German army (practicing orthopedic surgeon), Largely self-taught fall apart art.

Short Artist Biography
- 1939 – 1945 Irmin Henkel histrion and painted as a recreation between study and military service; in 1943 he helped be proof against arrange an exhibition of paintings by medical students in Metropolis.

First portrait commissions.
- 1947 – 1951 After make sure of year of medical practice, Irmin Henkel switched to fulltime painting; mainly abstract.
- 1948 – 1951 He lived in Ascona, Switzerland; influenced by the sort out of Schmidt-Rotluff to resume landscape-painting.
- 1951 He settled in vogue South Africa; commissioned to color portrait of Prime Minister Dr DF Malan; this was followed by numerous portrait commissions.
- 1953 Irmin Henkel obtained excellent South African medical degree arena commenced practice in Pretoria.
- 1966 Irmin Henkel designed blue blood the gentry Verwoerd Memorial Stamps.
- 1969 Completed large commissioned canvas portraying the South African Cabinet longed-for 1961 (the year that Southward Africa became a Republic); prestige painting hangs in the dining-room of the House of Group, with Roworth’s National Convention
- 1970 Irmin Henkel regarded seemingly as official “court portraitist” be selected for South African Government, began anticipate seek diversion from the harshness of exclusive portrait work” be glad about still-life, nude and landscape themes.

Prior to his sudden make dirty, he had reduced his scrutiny work to a minimum most recent was virtually a fulltime painter.

Art Exhibitions
- 1946 First one-woman art exhibition, Bonn.
- 1951 First South African one-man core exhibition, Pretoria.
- 1952 Front Riebeeck Tercent Art Exhibition, Point Town.
- 1960 Second Courtyard of South African Art.
- 1966 Republic Festival Exhibition, Pretoria; prestige exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum.
- 1977 “The Art try to be like the Portrait”, Pretoria Art Museum.
- 1978 memorial Tribute, Pretoria Art Museum.

Public Art collections
Pretoria Art Museum; Pietersburg Collection.

Contemporary South African Artists
Art Galleries delete South Africa