01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #54

Otto Hellmeier, German Impressionist (1908 – 1996)

Canal in Venice

Oil on hardboard

60 x 30 cm

Private collection

Otto Hellmeier was born in Weilheim, Germany in 1908. After completing high school, he started to study engineering. Painting and music had become his devotion, but engineering was soon put aside for painting. He studied at the Munich Conservatory and after the completion of his studies, he was soon in demand as a instrumentalist in orchestras, and was introduced on the Bavarian Radio broadcasts as a soloist. Otto Hellmeier had two lovers, his music and his painting.  Otto lead a modest and frugal life which benefited his art. His hard work and his great talent in painting brought him great success. Otto left his estate for the purpose of building the Culture House in Raisting, Germany. His struggle for truth and beauty of artistic expression earned him high recognition. Painting fascinated him even more than music, and he decided not to act as a self-taught artist, but rather sought instruction under Carl Otto Müller and Professor Wilhelm Funk. Otto decided to travel to other European countries including Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France which brought his longing for travel to rest. 

Hellmeier had a long-standing membership in the Royal Bavarian Künstlergenossenschaft of 1868. His painting was moved to the forefront because of the demand from both Germany and abroad. An easel, canvas and colors accompanied him even in the Bürgerheim town of Weilheim, where he had spent his last months before his death in December 1996. More on Otto Hellmeier

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