Erich Ockert (1889-1953) - Four Signed Etchings Der Verlorene Sohn

Description

An intriguing set of four etchings by the artist Erich Ockert titled 'Der Verlorene Sohn' - translated to The Lost Son. Each etching contains a genre scene of either a distressed solo figure or a group of figures in turmoil. The artist has signed each etching in graphite at the lower edges. It has been presented with separate title page and text explaining the story. On wove.

Condition

The condition is typical for pictures of this age including even discolouration, foxing and deckled edges.

Size

52 x 36cm (20.5" x 14.2")

Artist Biography

Erich Ockert completed an apprenticeship as a lithographer from 1904 to 1908 . From 1908 to 1913 he worked as a lithographer in Hamburg , Zittau , Weimar and Milan . Between 1913-1920 he studied at the Dresden Art Academy with Robert Sterl and Johannes Raphael Wehle and in 1914 Ockert studied in Robert Sterl's painting room. Between 1915-1918 he studied under Carl Bantzer's. He then worked as a freelance painter and graphic artist in Weixdorf near Dresden.


Erich Ockert was represented with 18 works [1] at the Dresden Art Exhibition in 1925 as a member of the New Group in 1925 on Brühl's Terrace . The Dresden Art Cooperative and the Dresden Secession 1925/26 also took part in this exhibition . Erich Ockert was a founding member of the Dresden Secession in 1932 and is listed on the sketch of the founding event by Bernhard Kretzschmar