Fritz Mackensen

Fritz Mackensen
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(1866–1953) tysk målare

Fritz Mackensen (Germany, 1866–1953) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Fritz Mackensen belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.

Fritz Mackensen was born in Kreiensen and died in Bremen. Fritz Mackensen worked in Holzminden and Worpswede. Fritz Mackensen became a member of Sturmabteilung, Tartarus, and Militant League for German Culture. The awards include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Goethe Medal for Art and Science, and Villa Romana Prize. The students included Walter Einbeck, Johann Valett, and Magda Langenstraß-Uhlig.

The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has one work by Fritz Mackensen with a free image. The dated work is from 1892. Kunsthalle Bremen holds at least one work by Fritz Mackensen.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert, Maria Slavona, Guglielmo Micheli, Carl Wilhelmson, and Ludwig Koch.