(Hamburgo, 1870- Rostock, 1938)
German painter and sculptor, also considered to be a principal figure in Expressionism.
This artist received his education at the School of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg, the Dresden Academy and the Academie Julian, Paris.
He is particularly remembered for his large sculptures depicting human figures and wearing flowing clothes, for example The Solitary One ( Kunsthalle, Hamburg ).
MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of Ontario Ontario, Canada.
Cleveland Museum of Art Ohio, U.S.
Tate Gallery London, U.K.
Wright Museum of Art at Beloit College, Wisconsin, U.S.