Hermann Bek-Gran
Hermann Bek-Gran | |
|---|---|
 1909 painting by Bek | |
| Born | Hermann Bek September 20, 1869 |
| Died | July 9, 1909 (aged 39) |
| Nationality | Imperial German |
| Known for | Painting |
Hermann Bek-Gran (né Bek; September 20, 1869 – July 9, 1909) was a German-Jewish painter, graphic artist, typographer, and university professor.
Bek-Gran was born in Mainz, Germany, to Karl von Beck and Marie Magdalene Auguste Beck (née Grann). He was educated at the Kunstgewerbeschule Nürnberg (School of Applied Arts, Nuremberg), and later enrolled at the Königlichen Kunstakademie in München (Royal Arts Academy, Munich) in nature classes on October 21, 1889.[1]
After university Bek-Gran worked as a freelance artist in Munich painting nature, portrait, and slice of life scenes. He also painted commercial graphics, posters, and ex libris.[2] In 1902 Bek-Gran was a founding member of Der Bund Zeichnender Künstler in München.[3] Hermann maintained guest status with the Hagenbund.[4] In 1905, Hermann was appointed professor of hand-drawing at the School of Applied Arts, Nuremberg. He created the Bek-Gran font for the D. Stempel Type Foundry in 1906.[5]
In his personal life, Hermann married Marie Maison, together they had three children. Early in his career Hermann changed his last name from Bek to Bek-Gran (sometimes stylized Bekgran), adding his mother's maiden name as a hyphenate. He died on July 9, 1909, in Nuremberg, Germany[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Akademie der Bildenden Künste München. "Matrikelbuch 3 (1884-1920) "00633 Hermann Bek"". Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ Museum of Modern Art. "Hermann Bek-Gran, "Frühlingsfest" 1904". Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ Universitätbiblothek Heidelberg. "Der Bund zeichnender Künstler in München". Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ Kaiser, Maximilian. "Structure, Network, Discourse Anatomy of an Artists Association (Hagenbund)". Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ Devroye, Luc. "Stempel's history, 1895-1955". Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ Museum of Modern Art. "Hermann Bek-Gran". Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- Jewish painters
- 1869 births
- 1909 deaths
- 19th-century German Jews
- German male painters
- 19th-century German painters
- 19th-century German male artists
- 20th-century German painters
- 20th-century German male artists
- Artists from Mainz
- Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni
- Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg alumni
- Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg
- Bookplate designers
- German portrait painters
- German poster artists