Tom Beyer Watercolor painting 1930s

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TOM BEYER - Watercolor painting 1930s

Beautiful historical watercolor painting by the well-known artist Tom Beyer (1907-1981).
Newly framed for conservation purposes.

Biography of Tom Beyer in the fold-out text below the price.

The painting from the 1930s offered here is an original watercolor by Tom Beyer in landscape format.
It shows a beautiful, real-life snapshot of the fishermen at work.
A very atmospheric and warm colored picture.
Signed lower right with Tom Beyer.
The watercolor was completely reframed in early 2024 with conservation and aesthetic considerations in mind,
so that the new owner can enjoy this beautiful work of art without worry for many years and decades.
When framing, emphasis was of course placed on current standards.
The pass-partout, the back wall and any reservable paper fastening strips are acid-free museum standards. The glass is museum glass (Artglass), anti-reflective for higher contrast and color freshness, and equipped with increased UV protection.
Glass, passpartout and back wall are sealed dust-free.
The frame is a timeless and high-quality solid cherry wood frame that matches the motif and will still look modern and suitable for many years to come due to its supportive effect and simplicity.
The visible dimensions of the watercolor are 39.0 x 30.5 cm.
The actual paper size is slightly larger.
The total dimensions including the frame are 55.5 x 46.5 x 3.0 cm.
Good original condition.
Worldwide shipping possible.
Of course, we send the picture in absolutely safe packaging and with increased insurance coverage.

Beyer attended the Werkkunstschule in his hometown of Münster from 1924, followed by the Düsseldorf School of Applied Arts from 1925 to 1926. Study trips through Europe took him to Sweden in 1927, where his attitude to the northern landscape was decisively shaped by Ernst Norlind in Landskrona.
Further stops on the study trips between 1927 and 1931 were France with Paris, Denmark and Finland. In 1931 he moved to Berlin, where he opened a studio that same year and joined the German Communist Party (KPD). From 1933/34 he took private lessons with Martin Bloch. In 1935 he traveled to the island of Rügen, where he settled in Göhren. Like many artists of that time, the National Socialists banned him from exhibiting in 1937. From 1939 to 1945, Beyer took part in the Second World War as a soldier in the Wehrmacht. After the war, Beyer lived in Göhren (Rügen, GDR) until 1952, where he was second mayor from 1945.
He opened and directed the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Art School in Putbus Castle. Beyer was, among other things, a member of the SED and the GDR Association of Visual Artists, of which he became state chairman in 1950. In 1952 he moved to Stralsund, where he married and had his son Peter in the same year.
In Stralsund he looked after folk art groups at the Volkswerft and gave lectures. He created a large mural for the “Löwenschen Saal” in the Stralsund town hall. He mostly devoted himself to the people and nature of his adopted homeland. From 1972 he worked part-time as a professor at the Berlin Weissensee School of Art.
In Göhren, among other things, a school was named after Beyer.