Theo van Brockhusen is a German painter, draughtsman and etcher who saw the light of day in 1882 in Maggrabowa, Poland. His artistic talent was discovered at an early age, which led to him being accepted to the Königsberg Art Academy at the age of 16 and studying the art of painting. There he had renowned teachers with Max Schmidt, Ludwig Dettmann and Olof Jernberg.
After completing his apprenticeship, the young artist moved to Berlin, where he joined the Berlin Secession, where he made it to the board. Through numerous exhibitions there, but also in other German cities like Dresden, Düsseldorf or Weimar, he was able to make a name for himself nationwide. On a study trip, which took him to London, Paris and the Belgian town of Niewpoort, he produced numerous pictures in which an influence of Max Liebermann is unmistakable and which show the motifs of the hustle and bustle on the beaches on the Dutch and Belgian coasts in the Impressionist style. Back in Berlin, Liebermann's strong influence was to lead to an increased collaboration with him. Together they founded the Free Secession. This group of 50 German artists had split off from the Berlin Secession and from 1914 onwards held regular exhibitions of their own, some of them in honour of deceased artists. This collaboration also led to numerous friendships with other artists, including Waldemar Rösler, Alfred Partikel, Franz Domscheit and Artur Degner. Together with these artists, von Brockhusen also joined the famous artists' colony of Nidden and created numerous landscape paintings together with them. A characteristic feature of the group was their regular work in the open air in the middle of nature.
Stylistically, Theo von Brockhusen moves skilfully between influences from Impressionism and Expressionism. When looking at his paintings, an intensive preoccupation with Van Gogh's style is clearly evident: the radiant colouring, as well as the strong and intense brushwork as typical characteristics of Van Gogh are also clearly visible in von Brockhusen's work. In his choice of motifs, he was often influenced by the places he was staying at the time. During his travels to Belgium and Holland, he mainly created beach scenes, in his Berlin period he mainly devoted himself to landscape painting or city motifs, and during a longer stay in Florence, sacral motifs also flowed into his work. The last creative years before his early death in 1919 were marked by the turmoil of the war, which made artistic activity very difficult. Material was scarce and von Brockhusen often had to resort to alternatives to canvas as a background for his paintings.
Theo van Brockhusen is a German painter, draughtsman and etcher who saw the light of day in 1882 in Maggrabowa, Poland. His artistic talent was discovered at an early age, which led to him being accepted to the Königsberg Art Academy at the age of 16 and studying the art of painting. There he had renowned teachers with Max Schmidt, Ludwig Dettmann and Olof Jernberg.
After completing his apprenticeship, the young artist moved to Berlin, where he joined the Berlin Secession, where he made it to the board. Through numerous exhibitions there, but also in other German cities like Dresden, Düsseldorf or Weimar, he was able to make a name for himself nationwide. On a study trip, which took him to London, Paris and the Belgian town of Niewpoort, he produced numerous pictures in which an influence of Max Liebermann is unmistakable and which show the motifs of the hustle and bustle on the beaches on the Dutch and Belgian coasts in the Impressionist style. Back in Berlin, Liebermann's strong influence was to lead to an increased collaboration with him. Together they founded the Free Secession. This group of 50 German artists had split off from the Berlin Secession and from 1914 onwards held regular exhibitions of their own, some of them in honour of deceased artists. This collaboration also led to numerous friendships with other artists, including Waldemar Rösler, Alfred Partikel, Franz Domscheit and Artur Degner. Together with these artists, von Brockhusen also joined the famous artists' colony of Nidden and created numerous landscape paintings together with them. A characteristic feature of the group was their regular work in the open air in the middle of nature.
Stylistically, Theo von Brockhusen moves skilfully between influences from Impressionism and Expressionism. When looking at his paintings, an intensive preoccupation with Van Gogh's style is clearly evident: the radiant colouring, as well as the strong and intense brushwork as typical characteristics of Van Gogh are also clearly visible in von Brockhusen's work. In his choice of motifs, he was often influenced by the places he was staying at the time. During his travels to Belgium and Holland, he mainly created beach scenes, in his Berlin period he mainly devoted himself to landscape painting or city motifs, and during a longer stay in Florence, sacral motifs also flowed into his work. The last creative years before his early death in 1919 were marked by the turmoil of the war, which made artistic activity very difficult. Material was scarce and von Brockhusen often had to resort to alternatives to canvas as a background for his paintings.
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