HERMANN TEUBER (German 1894-1985)

MEDIUM: WATERCOLOR

SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

CIRCA 1950s.

EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION.

DIMENSIONS: 21.5”H x 24.5”W

Hermann Teuber was born on August 12, 1894, in Dresden. Alongside working as a substitute teacher, Teuber attended various art courses beginning in 1914. Two years later, he was drafted into military service. In 1919, Teuber enrolled in the Dresden School of Applied Arts. From 1922 until 1926, he studied at the College of Arts under Hans Meid and Karl Hofer. Teuber settled in Berlin as a freelance artist after finishing his education. He won in 1926 the Medal of the Prussian Ministry of Culture and. and the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to spend a year in the Villa Massimo.

In addition, he also won the Albrecht Dürer Prize in 1931 for his etchings. He is a member of the German Association of Artists and the studio community Klosterstraße in Berlin. He received the Albrecht Dürer Prize for engraving from the city of Nuremberg in 1931. Teuber was a member of the Klosterstraße Studio Society in Berlin from 1935 until 1945. He moved with his family to Kalkar in 1943 but was drafted again in 1944. Teuber was named professor for print graphics at the College of Arts in Berlin in 1950. Teuber received many awards for his graphic works. He and his wife moved to Munich in 1972. The East German Artist Guild gave Teuber the Lovis Corinth Prize in 1977. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Hermann Teuber died on October 24, 1985, in Munich.