Siegward Sprotte
(German, 1913–2004)
Biography
Siegward Sprotte was a German Impressionist painter. His oeuvre is characterized by spare brushstrokes and a highly colorful palette, and is also notable for his lively renderings of seascapes at night—one such example is Dunkle Sea (1963), which depicts a beach below a red and black stormy sky. He was born on April 20, 1913 in Potsdam, Germany and studied at the University of Arts in Berlin. During his early career, he focused on painting portraits, including one of the famed author and painter Hermann Hesse. Sprotte was one of the few artists permitted to continue exhibitions in Germany under the Nazi regime, and had several showcases during World War II. Following the end of war, Sprotte moved to the northern German city of Kampen on the Black Sea, switching the focus of his paintings to seascapes and continuing to explore this theme for the rest of his life. He was the recipient of many awards and honors for his art, including an appointment as an Honorary Member of the International Academy of Letters, Arts and Sciences in Rome. He died on September 7, 2004 in Kampen on Sylt, Germany.
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