Werner Drewes Art
Werner Drewes was a painter, printmaker, and teacher, who was born in Canig, Germany, in 1899. His father, a Lutheran Minister, hoped he would become an architect, but Werner chose the life of an artist. After he served on the front line in France during the war, Werner was admitted to the Bauhaus in 1921, where he studied under Klee, Itten, and Muche. Later, he traveled through Europe to study such old masters as Tintoretto, Velasquez and El Greco. After marrying Margaret Schrobsdorff, they traveled throughout South America, North America and Asia. In 1930, Werner immigrated to New York City with his family. In New York City, despite the Depression, Werner joined other Bauhaus artists such as Piet Mondrian and Lyonel Feininger to make a living as an artist. This group became the core of the American Abstract Artists group. Werner taught at Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 World's Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, Kleeman Gallery, and elsewhere. In 1946, he accepted a tenured position at the Washington University in St. Louis. In his later years, he moved to Virginia and continued to show at galleries in Germany, Turkey, and in the United States. The Smithsonian held a show attributing his 65 years as a printmaker at the Museum for American Artists.
1930s Abstract Werner Drewes Art
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
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Early 2000s Abstract Werner Drewes Art
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
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1970s Abstract Werner Drewes Art
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1980s Abstract Werner Drewes Art
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2010s Abstract Werner Drewes Art
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1950s Abstract Werner Drewes Art
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