Painting, Drawing, Prints · 1906–1993 · 1 work in the collection
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Wilhelm Philipp was a German painter and draughtsman. After a commercial apprenticeship, he studied from 1925 to 1929 at the Academy in Breslau under Oskar Moll, Konrad von Kardorff, Paul Holz, and Otto Mueller; in 1927, he interrupted his studies for a stay at the Bauhaus, where he was influenced by Kandinsky, Klee, and Albers. During the Nazi era, his paintings were removed from museums and exhibitions as "degenerate art"; he earned his living as a decorative painter. In 1948, he moved to West Germany and lived in Darmstadt from 1954, where he became known as the "painting taxi driver"; his work revolves around the world of clowns, circus, and vaudeville.
In the collection: "Expressive Vanity Scene."
Technique: Oil/hardboard.
