Hans CHRISTIANSEN
1866–1945, Germany
Also known as: HC
Hans Christiansen biography:
Hans Christiansen started working as a stage painter in Flensburg and moved to Munich to study at the Kunstgewerbeschule in 1888. He travelled to Italy, published a book about the ‘Neue Flachsornamente’ (New Flax Ornaments) and decided to move to Paris to attend the Académie Julian. Christiansen, whose painting has been influenced by the artist’s group Les Nabis and the French Art Nouveau movement, now turned to the arts and crafts. He soon became known for his title pages and advertising designs. He became a professor in 1898 and was called to the Darmstädter Künstlerkolonie (Darmstadt Artist’ Colony) in 1899 where he was one of the first members besides Joseph Maria Olbrich and Peter Behrens. Christiansen moved back to Paris in 1902 and returned to Wiesbaden in 1911 where he worked as a lecturer. As he was married to a Jewish woman he was not allowed to continue his work after 1933. Their Villa ‘Rosen’, which he had designed in Darmstadt, was completely destroyed during the Second World War. His designs are honored in many museums and exhibitions and the Hans-Christiansen-Haus in Flensburg is named after him.
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