Helmut Kolle

Helmut Kolle (24 February 1899 – 17 November 1931) was a German painter who found major success in France in the 1920s, fusing the German modernist style with that of French painting. Kolle was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg, the second son of the noted bacteriologist Wilhelm Kolle (1868–1935) and Helene Alwine Brigl. His father initially worked at Robert Koch's Berlin institute (the Robert Koch Institute) and then relocated to Bern in Switzerland with his family in 1906. There Kolle also received some instruction in painting and drawing. In 1917, the family moved to Frankfurt where Wilhelm Kolle became director of the Royal Institute for Experimental Therapy (now the Paul Ehrlich Institute). In 1918 Helmut Kolle met his business partner, lover, and mentor Wilhelm Uhde, an art collector, and moved with him to Weimar. After early experiences as a fledgling writer, Kolle shifted his focus more and more to painting, getting instruction from Erna Pinner in 1918/19, made possible by Uhde's connections in the art world.

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Artworks on platform: 5
Works collected: 56
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Featured on boards: 3
Individual collectors: 40

Artworks

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Artworks on platform: 5
Works collected: 56
Comments: 0
Featured on boards: 3
Individual collectors: 40

Artworks

Portrait of Wilhelm Uhde

The Suicide

Young man in a sailor outfit

Portrait of a young girl (Mme de Lombré)

Portrait of Wilhelm Uhde

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