1463 - Alfred Helberger (1871 Eberstadt/Darmstadt – 1946 Berlin)

Alfred Helberger (1871 Eberstadt/Darmstadt – 1946 Berlin) Nordic Landscape A landscape by Helberger, painted in bright, intensely luminous colors and with sweeping, rounded lines, influenced by the Fauvists and the “Brücke” painters such as Erich Heckel and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, as well as by Edvard Munch; who had been successful in the Berlin art scene since 1900, where from 1903 to 1933/34 his work was exhibited in renowned galleries (including Cassirer and Gurlitt) and at the Great Berlin Art Exhibitions, while he also participated in exhibitions throughout Germany. Even before World War I, he had a particular fondness for painting Norwegian motifs, which remained a major subject; his oeuvre also included landscapes of Bornholm and Brazil. During the Nazi era, Helberger was among the artists branded as “degenerate”; he was barred from practicing his profession and suffered reprisals, particularly due to his wife’s Jewish heritage. Oil on canvas; signed lower left. 68 cm x 86 cm. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed.