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Rudolf Nehmer
Blessed are the pure in heart / - The Vision of the Child's Eyes -

1948

$260.08
£195.81
€220
CA$358.95
A$402.10
CHF 209.14
MX$4,904.81
NOK 2,662.67
SEK 2,510.71
DKK 1,674.86

About the Item

Rudolf Nehmer (1912 Bobersberg - 1983 Dresden), Blessed are the pure in heart, 1948. Woodcut on yellowish wove paper, 17.8 cm x 15.4 cm (image), 35 cm x 25 cm (sheet size), signed “Rud.[olf] Nehmer” in pencil lower right and inscribed “Matth. 5,8” lower left. - The wide sheet margin with slight traces of creasing, the image in excellent, colorful condition. - The Vision of the Child's Eyes - This woodcut is part of Nehmer's best-known series, his pictorial interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount (Matth. 5:1-7:29), created shortly after the end of World War II. The print illustrates the beatitude: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God (Mt 5:8). Two boys and a girl sit in the enclosed garden of childlike innocence, looking up from the dark background. The Lamb of God, lying as a toy in the grass in front of them, illustrates that they are looking at the Savior; the boy on the left holds his hand to his mouth in amazement, while the girl next to him has folded her hands naturally in prayer. About the artist Rudolf Nehmer studied from 1932 to 1934 in Dresden at the private art academy founded by Ernst Oskar Simonson-Castelli under Woldemar Winkler and, after a brief interlude at the art academy, was a student in Willy Kriegel's studio until 1936. After his first one-man show in 1935 at the Kühl Art Exhibition in Dresden, which was progressive until the Nazi era, Nehmer was represented at the major German art exhibitions in the following years. In 1938 he stayed in Worpswede. From 1941 he was a soldier on the Western Front and in Denmark, returning to Dresden from British captivity in 1945. After the war, he had his first solo exhibition in 1945. Nehmer was a co-founder of the artists' association 'Das Ufer - Gruppe 1947' and in 1951 a founding member of the artists' cooperative 'Kunst und Zeit'. He had numerous solo and group exhibitions in the GDR, culminating in a retrospective at the Galerie Neuer Meister on the occasion of his 60th birthday. GERMAN VERSION Rudolf Nehmer (1912 Bobersberg - 1983 Dresden), Selig sind, die reines Herzens sind, 1948. Holzschnitt auf gelblichem Velin, 17,8 cm x 15,4 cm (Darstellung), 35 cm x 25 cm (Blattgröße), unten rechts in Blei mit „Rud.[olf] Nehmer“ signiert und unten links mit „Matth. 5,8“ bezeichnet. - Der breite Blattrand mit leichten Knickspuren, die Darstellung in ausgezeichnetem farbkräftigem Zustand. - Das Sehen der kindlichen Augen - Der Holzschnitt gehört zu Nehmers bekanntester Graphikfolge, seiner kurz nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges geschaffenen bildlichen Auslegung der Bergpredigt (Matth. 5,1-7,29). Das Blatt veranschaulicht die Seligpreisung: Selig sind, die reines Herzens sind; denn sie werden Gott schauen (Matth. 5,8). Im umfriedeten Garten kindlicher Unschuld sitzen zwei Jungen und ein Mädchen, die gleichsam aus dem dunklen Hintergrund heraus ergriffen himmelwärts schauen. Das vor ihnen als Spielzeug im Gras liegende Lamm Gottes veranschaulicht, dass sie den Heiland erblicken, wobei der linke Junge staunend-ergriffen die Hand vor den Mund nimmt, während das Mädchen daneben ihre Hände auf natürliche Weise zum Gebet gefaltet hat. zum Künstler Rudolf Nehmer studierte von 1932 bis 1934 in Dresden an der von Ernst Oskar Simonson-Castelli gegründeten privaten Kunstakademie bei Woldemar Winkler und war – nach einem kurzen Intermezzo an der Kunstakademie – bis 1936 Schüler im Atelier von Willy Kriegel. Nach einer ersten Einzelausstellung im Jahre 1935 in der bis in die NS-Zeit hinein progressiven Dresdner Kunstausstellung Kühl, war Nehmer in den Folgejahren in den Großen Deutschen Kunstausstellungen vertreten. 1938 weilte er in Worpswede. Ab 1941 war er Soldat an der Westfront und in Dänemark und kehrte 1945 aus britischer Kriegsgefangenschaft nach Dresden zurück. Nach dem Kriegsende erfolgte bereits 1945 die erste Einzelausstellung. Nehmer war Mitbegründer der Künstlervereinigung ‚Das Ufer – Gruppe 1947‘ und war 1951 Gründungsmitglied der Künstlergenossenschaft ‚Kunst und Zeit‘. In der DDR erfolgten zahlreiche Einzelausstellungen und Ausstellungsbeteiligungen, die in einer Retrospektive anlässlich seines 60. Geburtstags in der Galerie Neuer Meister gipfelte.
  • Creator:
    Rudolf Nehmer (1912 - 1983, German)
  • Creation Year:
    1948
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Berlin, DE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2438216016612

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