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Fritz Mackensen

German artist (1866-1953) · Germany · On the map · Artists · Died at 87

Fritz Mackensen was a German painter of the Düsseldorf school of painting and Art Nouveau. He was a friend of Otto Modersohn and Hans am Ende, and was one of the co-founders of the artists' colony at Worpswede. From 1933 to 1935 he was head of the Nordische Kunsthochschule in Bremen.

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Goethe Medal for Art and Science1941
Villa Romana Prize1907
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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In 1937 he became a member of the Nazi Party. He was buried in the Worpswede Cemetery.

Country
Germany
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1953 · aged 87