Hilmar Friedrich Wilhelm Bleyl, known as Fritz Bleyl, (8 October 1880, Zwickau, Germany – 19 August 1966, Bad Iburg) was a German artist of the Expressionist school, and one of the four founders of artist group Die Brücke ("The Bridge"). He designed graphics for the group including, for their first show, a poster, which was banned by the police. He left the group after only two years, when he married, to look after his family, and did not exhibit...
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Hilmar Friedrich Wilhelm Bleyl, known as Fritz Bleyl, (8 October 1880, Zwickau, Germany – 19 August 1966, Bad Iburg) was a German artist of the Expressionist school, and one of the four founders of artist group Die Brücke ("The Bridge"). He designed graphics for the group including, for their first show, a poster, which was banned by the police. He left the group after only two years, when he married, to look after his family, and did not exhibit publicly thereafter.
Fritz Bleyl was born in Zwickau and grew up in the Erzgebirge region. In 1901 he began studying architecture at the Königliche Technische Hochschule (technical university) of Dresden, as his parents wished; however, his own desire was to become a painter. The institution provided a wide range of studies in addition to architecture, such as freehand drawing, perspective drawing and the historical study of art.
Bleyl became close friends with fellow student, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, whom he met during the first term. They...
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