- Karl Völker
Karl Völker (1889 – 1962) was a German architect and painter associated with the
New Objectivity movement.He was born in
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and, after an apprenticeship as an interior decorator, studied in 1912-1913 at theDresden School of Arts and Crafts. He joined the Berlin "Red Group" in 1924, and was a contributor to the journal "Das Wort". His early paintings, such as "Industriebild" (Industrial Picture, 1923) are in a constructivist style.He worked as an architect until 1933, when Hitler took power. Declared a
degenerate art ist by theNazi s, he was forced to support himself from 1933-1943 performing architectural conservation work.After military service in
World War II he resumed working as an architect and painter. He died in Halle in 1962.References
*Michalski, Sergiusz (1994). "New Objectivity". Cologne: Benedikt Taschen. ISBN 3-8228-9650-0
*Schmied, Wieland (1978). "Neue Sachlichkeit and German Realism of the Twenties". London: Arts Council of Great Britain. ISBN 0-7287-0184-7
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