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Wilhelm Lehmbruck

German sculptor

Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Wilhelm Lehmbruck Self-portrait ()

Born

Wilhelm Lehmbruck


()4 January

Meiderich (part of Duisburg since ), German Empire

Died25 March () (aged&#;38)

Berlin, Germany

NationalityGerman
Known&#;forSculpture
MovementRealism, Expressionism

Wilhelm Lehmbruck (4 January &#;&#; 25 March ) was a German sculptor.

One of the most important of his generation, he was influenced by realism and expressionism.

Biography

Born in Meiderich (part of Duisburg from ), he was the fourth of eight children born to the miner Wilhelm Lehmbruck and his wife Margaretha. He was able to study sculpture arts at the School of Applied Arts in Düsseldorf by a stipend from the municipal authorities.

In he began to make a living by doing illustrations for scientific publications. He trained at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting from to On leaving the acade