Letters, 1953-1955.

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Letters, 1953-1955.

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In a letter to Frau Rosin (1953 May 17), Purrmann discusses the fate of the Villa Romana in Florence and his attempts to negotiate the release of his paintings held by the Italian government. In a letter to Herr Rosin (1955 April 18), he explains why he has rejected a price awarded him by the senate of Berlin, and comments on tendencies in modern and contemporary art, mentioning Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Erich Heckel, Max Pechstein, Otto Dix, Pablo Picasso, Werner Gilles, and Georg Meistermann.

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Purrmann, Hans, 1880-1966

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German painter. From the description of Letters, 1953-1955. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83459824 ...

Schmidt-Rottluff, Karl, 1884-1976

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Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973

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Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon...

Pechstein, Max, 1881-1955

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German expressionist painter and printer. From the description of Letters and writings, 1909-1948. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78524928 ...

Heckel, Erich, 1883-1970

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German artist, member of the artist group "Die Brücke." From the description of Letters sent to Wilhelm and Elisabeth Mayer, 1918-1968. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82773930 German painter, member of the artist group "Die Brücke". From the description of Letters, 1910-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81295427 ...

Meistermann, Georg, 1911-

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Gilles, Werner, 1894-1961

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Dix, Otto, 1891-1969

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