One the way home
Burmann Fritz (1892-1945)
Yr. 1922
Burmann Fritz (1892-1945)
One the way home
Yr. 1922
Oil on canvas
83.8 x 64.4 cm
Professor Fritz Boorman was born on 11 August 1892 in Wiedenbrück. He studied at the studio of Heinrich Repke from 1906 to 1910. Then followed years of study with the painter-historian Huttgens in Angermund near Düsseldorf. F. Boorman learned from him the technique of painting on glass. Participated in the First World War, served as a soldier, was seriously wounded.
After 1919, F. Burman attended the Art Academy in Düsseldorf. He then moved briefly to the Munich Academy and studied there mostly with Professor Knirr. He then returned to Düsseldorf and continued his studies there with Professor Deusser.
At this time (1924) he made his first study trip to Italy, followed by a second in 1925. In addition to Italy, F. Burman also visited Dalmatia, France, Holland, Belgium and Lithuania.
In the early 1920s, F. Boorman’s style of painting underwent a radical change. The terrible military experience had a subsequent impact on him and forced him to express and draw attention to all the calamities and suffering he had seen everywhere since the war. That is why in his paintings he confronted the often unprepared audience with longing, sadness and hopelessness. Everything secondary was discarded, and the artist fully focused on the most important thing for him in man - on the face and hands.
In 1926, he was appointed professor at the Art Academy in Koenigsberg and conducted a master class there. He spent ten years at the Academy until he was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin-Charlottenburg in 1936. Ten years of life in East Prussia shaped him and forced him to admire the harsh beauty of the local landscape.
His main motive at the time was the Curonian Spit, which he portrayed both with and without humans. He spent several months a year among them, and was therefore well aware of their concerns and needs. His numerous paintings show that the life of these people was very difficult and required constant struggle with the forces of nature. Nevertheless, the portrayed never seem angry or violent, but always calm and withdrawn, sometimes a little melancholy. Despite all their ordeals, they remain invincible and show their inner strength.
One the way home
Yr. 1922
Oil on canvas
83.8 x 64.4 cm
Professor Fritz Boorman was born on 11 August 1892 in Wiedenbrück. He studied at the studio of Heinrich Repke from 1906 to 1910. Then followed years of study with the painter-historian Huttgens in Angermund near Düsseldorf. F. Boorman learned from him the technique of painting on glass. Participated in the First World War, served as a soldier, was seriously wounded.
After 1919, F. Burman attended the Art Academy in Düsseldorf. He then moved briefly to the Munich Academy and studied there mostly with Professor Knirr. He then returned to Düsseldorf and continued his studies there with Professor Deusser.
At this time (1924) he made his first study trip to Italy, followed by a second in 1925. In addition to Italy, F. Burman also visited Dalmatia, France, Holland, Belgium and Lithuania.
In the early 1920s, F. Boorman’s style of painting underwent a radical change. The terrible military experience had a subsequent impact on him and forced him to express and draw attention to all the calamities and suffering he had seen everywhere since the war. That is why in his paintings he confronted the often unprepared audience with longing, sadness and hopelessness. Everything secondary was discarded, and the artist fully focused on the most important thing for him in man - on the face and hands.
In 1926, he was appointed professor at the Art Academy in Koenigsberg and conducted a master class there. He spent ten years at the Academy until he was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin-Charlottenburg in 1936. Ten years of life in East Prussia shaped him and forced him to admire the harsh beauty of the local landscape.
His main motive at the time was the Curonian Spit, which he portrayed both with and without humans. He spent several months a year among them, and was therefore well aware of their concerns and needs. His numerous paintings show that the life of these people was very difficult and required constant struggle with the forces of nature. Nevertheless, the portrayed never seem angry or violent, but always calm and withdrawn, sometimes a little melancholy. Despite all their ordeals, they remain invincible and show their inner strength.