Bluemner, Oscar (1867–1938). Painter
Known particularly for semi-abstract interpretations of architectural motifs, he also painted landscapes. In these, a glowing sun or moon often provides visionary overtones. His fondness for bright hues, particularly red, earned him the humorous nickname of “the vermilionaire,” but his colors and other formal means reflected a serious engagement with aesthetic questions. Bluemner’s personal theory of art drew on currents from romanticism, symbolism, Asian philosophy, and central European metaphysics. Son and grandson of builder-architects, Oscar Julius Bluemner was born in Prenzlau, about fifty miles north of Berlin, where in ... ...
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