Walter Ophey

Walter Hugo Ophey (25 March 1882 – 11 January 1930) was a German painter and graphic designer, known for Rhenish Expressionism.[1][2] He was a member of the Sonderbund group and Young Rhineland art groups.

Walter Ophey
Walter Ophey
Walter Ophey (1908)
Born(1882-03-25)25 March 1882
Eupen, Belgium
Died11 January 1930(1930-01-11) (aged 47)
Düsseldorf, Germany
EducationKunstakademie Düsseldorf
SpouseBernhardine Bornemann
"Birches on the Edge of the Heather" (c.1904/1905), oil on canvas
Ophey, "Birches on the Edge of the Heather" (c.1904/1905), oil on canvas

Biography

Walter Hugo Ophey was born on 25 March 1882 in Eupen, Germany (now Belgium) to Louise Haeber and accountant Emil Ophey.[3] His father died in December 1888 and his mother returned to work, teaching music lessons.[3] He studied with sculptor Karl Krauss (1859–1906) in 1900. He attended Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Art Academy) and studied under Fritz Roeber and Willy Spatz (1861–1931).[3]

In 1912, Ophey joined the Sonderbund group with other Düsseldorf painters, Julius Bretz, Max Clarenbach, August Deusser, Wilhelm Schmurr, and brothers Karli Sohn-Rethel, Otto Sohn-Rethel and Alfred Sohn-Rethel.[4][5]

On 12 February 1917, Walter Ophey married Bernhardine Bornemann (1879–1968).[6]

In 1919, he was a founding member of Young Rhineland (Das Junge Rheinland) art association, alongside Werner Heuser, Heinrich Nauen, Adolf Uzarski, Arthur Kaufmann, Carlo Mense, and architect Wilhelm Kreis.[7]

His work is in the public museum collection at Stadtmuseum Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (City Museum State Capital Düsseldorf),[8] Städel Museum,[9] Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA),[10] among others. In 1954, Museum Kunstpalast acquired the Ophey estate and now hold the largest collection of his work.[11]

The art exhibition "Walter Ophey, Show Your Colors!", was shown in 2018–2019 at Museum Kunstpalast, and 2019–2020 at Kulturspeicher Würzburg.[11][6]

References
  1. "So farbenfroh – und merkwürdig – malte Walter Ophey". BR24 (in German). 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. Fricke, C. (January 9, 2013). "Walter Ophey: "Es dümpelt so still vor sich hin"" ["Walter Ophey: It's bobbing so quietly"]. www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. "Walter Ophey, Artist (1882-1930)". Portal Rheinische Geschichte (Portal Rhenish History) (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. Sonderbund westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler [Sonderbund of West German Art Friends and Artists]. Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. 1911.
  5. Selz, Peter (1957). German Expressionist Painting. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 246. LCCN 57-10501.
  6. Zeitung, Süddeutsche (November 19, 2019). "Leuchtendes Leben" [Shining Life]. Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  7. Ey, Johanna (2014). "Mutter der rheinischen Avantgarde. Eine regionale Kunstgeschichte". www.rheinische-art.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  8. "Art and Culture, Bernhardine Bornemann". emuseum.duesseldorf.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  9. "Collection: Park island in the pond". Städel Museum, Frankfurt.
  10. "Walter Ophey". LACMA Collections. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  11. "Walter Ophey at Museum Kunstpalast - Events". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.

Further reading
  • Kraus, Stefan (1993). Walter Ophey 1882-1930, Leben und Werk [Walter Ophey 1882-1930, Life and Work]. Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3-7757-0403-8.
  • Walter Ophey Das Gesamtwerk: Gemalde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Druckgraphik : Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf im Ehrendorf, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen [Walter Ophey The Complete Works: Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints: Art Museum Dusseldorf in Ehrendorf, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen]. Germany: Wienand Verlag. 1991. ISBN 978-3879092741.
  • Walter Ophey, Farbe Bekennen!: Katalog zur Ausstellung im Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf 2018 und Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg 2019 [Walter Ophey, Show Your Colors!: Catalog for the exhibition at the Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf 2018 and the Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg 2019]. Germany: Wienand Verlag & Medien. 2018. ISBN 978-3868324471.
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