Rolf Andiel, Ansicht Bad Blankenburg

Rolf Andiel, Ansicht Bad Blankenburg
Rolf Andiel, View of Bad Blankenburg
View of a small-town alley with passers-by, towards the imposing tower of the Protestant St. Nicolai Church.Nicolai Church, impasto painting with broad brushstrokes, oil on cardboard, c. 1959, inscribed on the reverse by Rolf Andiel "Abs. R. Andiel, Dresden A20, Winterbergstr. 2 (? no longer legible as covered by adhesive tape)" and framing label "Bilder-Rahmen Müller Plauen ...", painting ground somewhat wavy, slight need of cleaning, framed, folding dimensions approx. 50 x 62.5 cm. Artist info: Germ. Painter and graphic artist (1927 Plauen until 1992 Plauen), apprenticeship as designer, studied 1942-44 at the Staatliche Meisterschule für Textilindustrie (art school) Plauen, 1950-53 worked as poster and decoration painter, studied 1953-58 at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste (HBK) Dresden with Erich Fraaß and Rudolf Bergander, then freelance in Plauen, from 1959 member of the Association of Visual Artists (VBK) of the GDR, from 1960 circle leader and company contract with Plamag Plauen, attended numerous exhibitions, including the art exhibitions of the GDR, 1990 founding member of the Plauen Art Association, active in Plauen, Source: Frank Weiß "Malerei im Vogtland", Eisold "Künstler in der DDR", AKL, Wikipedia and Internet.