Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe

The main building of the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe

The State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe, situated in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, is one of the smaller art schools in Germany with average 300 students. ^[1]

It was founded in 1854 by Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden. The first director was the painter of landscapes Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. Today the painter Erwin Gross leads it. Although the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe is the smallest one in Germany, it is known as one of the most significant, consistently highly rated, because it maintains a faculty with high international reputation.

At the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe one can study all kinds of free Fine Art, (sculpture, painting, graphic, video etc.) but also become a teacher at a German high-school (German: Gymnasium).

The Academy is placed in three different buildings spread over the city of Karlsruhe (including the castle Scheibenhardt).

Notable students and professors

• Erwin Aichele (1887–1974)
• Horst Antes (* 1936)
• Georg Baselitz (* 1938)
• Hermann Billing (1867–1946)
• Wilhelm Hempfing (1886–1948)
• Karl Hubbuch (1891–1979)
• Alexander Kanoldt (1881–1939)
• Per Kirkeby (* 1938)
• Max Laeuger (1864–1952)
• Markus Lüpertz (* 1941)
• Herbert Wetterauer (* 1957)

Literature

• Axel Heil, Harald Klingelhöller (Editors): 150 Years. The History of the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe in Pictures. Die Geschichte der Kunstakademie Karlsruhe in Bildern und Texten. Swiridoff, 2004. ISBN 3-89929-045-3
• Vereinigung der Freunde der Kunstakademie Karlsruhe e.V. (Hrsg.): Festschrift zum 125-jährigen Bestehen. C.F.Müller Verlag GmbH, Karlsruhe 1979.

References

1. ^ The State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe at the German Wikipedia

External links

• Homepage of the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe

Coordinates: 49°00′52″N 8°23′14″E / 49.01444°N 8.38722°E / 49.01444; 8.38722