3954 - Hartmut Hansen, collection of watercolours

Hartmut Hansen, collection of watercolours three sheets: ‘Halle Moritzkirchhof’; ‘Halle - Neue Residenz (Geiseltal Museum)’ and ‘Altes Haus’, ink and watercolour on paper, second half of the 20th century, two works signed “Hansen” on the passe-partout, securely mounted in a simple passe-partout, passe-partout dimensions approx. 29 x 41 cm. Artist information: German painter and doctor (1939, Oschersleben/Bode - 2021, Berlin), turned to painting at an early age, 1957-66: studied medicine in Halle/Saale, whilst maintaining contacts with the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design; from 1966: worked as a doctor at Neuruppin Hospital, whilst also working as a freelance painter, with regular stays in Ahrenshoop; from 1975 worked as an anaesthetist in Berlin; here he came into contact with Günter Gaus, the head of the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the GDR, who acquired the artist’s paintings; the artist’s flat on Wilhelm-Pieck-Straße [now: Torstraße] in Berlin-Mitte became a cultural hub for an independent and critical group of people interested in the arts; among others, Günter Grass read from his book *Butt* here in 1978; worked in Berlin-Mitte; source: Internet.