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Hermann Katehön
Coal Miners - INDUSTRIAL ART - Pre War German School - Large signed Woodcut

c. 1920

About the Item

Hermann Kätelhön (German, * 22. September 1884, Hofgeismar; † 24. November 1940, München) Coal Miners • Woodcut, sheet measures ca. 55 x 40 cm • The sheet is mounted (fixed at the the two upper corners) behind a tired paper mount • Signed in pencil bottom right Already as an adolescent Hermann Katelhön showed great interest in art and went on to be educated from 1903 to 1905 at the Kunstakademie of Karlsruhe, Germany. He then moved on to the Münchener Akademie to continue his studies under Peter Halm from 1906 bis 1907. By 1919 Hermann Käthelhön had established himself and was well known for his numerous drawings, etchings and woodcuts of people and landscapes of the Schwalm in Willingshausen. He portrayed peasants with great care, was fascinated by the Willingshausen landscape and captivated by the motifs of field work. He portrayed the people at work and he was particularly impressed by the traces that the hard physical work left behind on people. Hermann Kätelhön died 1940 in Munich at the age of 56. This skillful, large formatted woodcut one offer illustrates superbly what Katelhön’s work is about – Visualized hard work, that is. We ship worldwide at no extra cost – You pay just the one price.
  • Creator:
    Hermann Katehön (1884 - 1940, German)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1920
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.66 in (55 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Meinisberg, CH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: PP_31stDibs: LU1668210789372
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