Magda Hagstotz (1914–2001) was a German painter and belonging to the post-war abstract art movement.[1] Her works consist mainly of watercolors and elaborately textured surfaces on small and medium canvases.
Magda Hagstotz | |
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| Born | 1914 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Died | 2001 (aged 86–87) Stuttgart, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Abstract Art |
Early life and education edit
Hagstotz was born in Stuttgart[2] and was influenced by the theories of the Stuttgarter Schule and by contemporary artists such as Ida Kerkovius, Max Ackermann, Willi Baumeister, Oskar Schlemmer, Adolf Hölzel and de:Alfred Lörcher.[2] She attended the Würtembergischen Staatlichen Kunstgewerbeschule from 1930 to 1933 and the Reimannschule Berlin in 1932. She studied in London and elsewhere from 1934 to 1937, then at the Kunstakademie Stuttgart from 1938 to 1943. She studied the nude form and composition under G. Biese from 1943 to 1945.
Career edit
From 1941 until 1962, she was chief designer of textiles for a colored-leather manufacturer, Pfennig u. Co.; Ludwigsburg. She also engaged in independent artistic activity from 1941 onwards.
She was awarded a gold medal at the Milano Triennial[when?].
Works edit
A private collector in Bruges, Belgium, maintains an inventory of 27 Hagstotz works. These works span the 1950s to 1980s, and consist primarily of mixed media:[1]
- Hinein, 1970s, unsigned (ref. 298a)
- Nachteule, 1970s, unsigned (ref. 298b)
- Grenze, 1970s, unsigned (ref. 298c)
- Zeuge, 1970s, unsigned (ref. 298d)
- Die Wiese, 1970s, unsigned (ref. 298e)
- Nachtgespinst, 1977, signed, dated (ref. 298f)
- Versprechung, 1980s, signed (ref. 298g)
- Engel der Nacht, 1967, signed (ref. 298h)
- Pax Romana, 1960s, signed (ref. 298i)
- Zwiespalt, 1960s, signed (ref. 298j)
- Schaltung, 1970s, signed (ref. 298k)
- Spur, 1990, signed (ref. 298l)
- Bezauberung, 1960s, signed, stamped (ref. 298m)
- Spiegelung, 1960s, unsigned, stamped (ref. 298n)
- Spiel, 1950s, unsigned, stamped (ref. 298o)
- Erlösung, date unknown, signed (ref. 298p)
- Zeug, date unknown, unsigned (ref. 298q)
- Strömung, date unknown, unsigned (ref. 298r)
- Sehnsucht, 1977, signed, dated (Reference 298s)
- Die Vereinbarung, date unknown, unsigned (ref. 298t)
- Dissonanz, date unknown, signed (ref. 298u)
- Ritus, date unknown, unsigned, stamped (ref. 298v)
- Florae 1, date unknown, unsigned, stamped (ref. 298x)
- Florae 2, date unknown, signed, stamped (ref. 298y)
- Florae 3, 1966, signed, dated (ref. 298z)
- Florae 4, 1965, signed, dated (ref. 298za)
- Selbstporträt mit gewalzte Tusche 1972, signed, dated (ref. 298zb)
References edit
- ^ a b "Magda Hagstotz". Bruges Fine Art. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Magda Hagstotz". eART.de. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
Bibliography edit
- Schlegel, Hans K and Paul Sviridoff. Die Malerin Magda Hagstotz, Verlag Paul Sviridoff, Schwäbisch Hall, 1984 ISBN 3-921279-06-2
- Bütow, Kurt. Europäisches Künstlerlexikon, Malerei und Zeichenkunst, Bavaria Kunstverlag.
- Nagel, Gert K. Schwäbisches Künstlerlexikon vom Barock bis zur Gegenwart, Verlag Kunst & Antiquitäten – München.
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