Harald Metzkes

(German, born 1929)

der tanz, triptychon by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Der Tanz, Triptychon, 1987

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weißkraut, steinkopf, äpfel, zwiebel by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Weißkraut, Steinkopf, Äpfel, Zwiebel, 1975

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schule der mimik by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Schule der Mimik, 2006

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malen im garten by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Malen im Garten, 1972

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stilleben mit muschel und kännchen by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Stilleben mit Muschel und Kännchen, 2020

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zwei teekannen vor sommerflieder by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Zwei Teekannen vor Sommerflieder, 2020

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ersehnter regen by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Ersehnter Regen, 2020

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teetisch im atelier by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Teetisch im Atelier, 1960

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knarrende stühle by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Knarrende Stühle, 2019

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die verheißung by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Die Verheißung, 2020

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absprung by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Absprung, 2021

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zirkuslockung by harald metzkes

Harald Metzkes

Zirkuslockung, 1994

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Biography

Timeline

1929
Born in Bautzen to Dr. Walter Metzkes and his wife Margot, Germany
1945 - 1946
Secondary school in Bautzen and school-leaving examination
1945
Conscripted into the Wehrmacht, brief period as American prisoner of war
1946
Began to study painting with Alfred Herzog
1947 - 1949
Apprenticeship as a stonemason with Max Rothe
1949 - 1953
Studied painting at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden, under Wilhelm Lachnit and Rudolf Bergander
1953 - 1955
Freelance artist in Bautzen
1953
Married Elrid Fiebig, textile designer. Their children Robert, Verena and Walter are born in 1954, 1955, 1956
1955 - 1958
Meisterschüler at the Deutsche Akademie der Künste zu Berlin, under Otto Nagel
Close cooperation with Manfred Böttcher, Ernst Schroeder and Werner Stötzer, who are also Meisterschüler. This group of artists is later described as the “Berlin School”. Harald Metzkes becomes the group’s most important member.
1957
Study trip to China with John Heartfield and Werner Stötzer

Exhibitions

2010
Olaf-Gulbranson-Museum, Tegernsee (solo)
2009
Galerie Leo.Coppi (solo)
Grassi-Museum, Leipzig (solo)
Stadtmuseum Bautzen (solo)
2008
Kunsthaus Apolda Avantgarde (solo)
Museum Wilhelm-Morgner-Haus, Kunstverein Soest (with Elrid and Robert Metzkes) (solo)
2007
Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, Ephraim-Palais (solo)
Deutsche Bank Luxembourg, Bilder aus 50 Jahren (50 Years of Painting) (solo)
2006
Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (solo)
Deutsche Bilder aus der Sammlung Ludwig (German Art from the Ludwig Collection), Schloss Oberhausen