Artworks by Hermann Scherer at Galerie Iris Wazzau on artnet

Hermann Scherer

Selbstbildnis stehend, 1924

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1893: Born in Rümmingen, Germany
1910: Trains to become a sculptor in Lörrach, Germany
1914 - 1920: Settles in Basel, Switzerland where he stays until the end of World War II. Works as a labourer then as assistant for sculptor Otto Roos. Later as Assistant for sculptor Carl Burkhardt which enables him to pay for a small studio
1921 - 1922: Sees works of Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Schmidt-Rottluff. Travels to Germany where he sees the Munch-Retrospective. Decides to become a painter.
1923: Meets Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and visits him in Davos, Switzerland
1924: Founding-member of the group "Rot/Blau" with fellow artists Albert Müller, Paul Camenisch and Werner Neuhaus

2007 - 2008: Expressionismus aus den Bergen, Kunstmuseum Bern / Groninger Museum, Groningen / Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur, Switzerland
2004 - 2005: Galerie Iris Wazzau, Davos, Switzerland
1996: "L'Espressionismo Rot/Blau", Museo Vela Ligornetto, Switzerland
1994 - 1995: Galerie Iris Wazzau, Davos / Galerie Henze & Ketterer, Wichtrach, Switzerland
1926: Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
1924: Staatliche Kunsthalle Stuttgart, Germany / Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
1921: Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland
1918: Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland

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