Obrazem, díky němuž se Wilhelm Morgner stal slavným, je Goats (1911). The Lumberjack (1911) a Soest Farmer (1912) následují v srdcích sběratelů i návštěvníků muzeí. Z 39 děl umělce Wilhelm Morgner v našem katalogu je těchto 39 nejoblíbenějších, z nichž každé je uvedeno s datem vzniku, muzeem a unikátními rysy.
Seřazeno podle našeho skóre popularity, které kombinuje počet vyhledávání, návštěv a objednávek u každého díla. Aktualizováno říjen 2026. Každé dílo na této stránce lze objednat jako ručně malovanou olejovou reprodukci v muzeální kvalitě nebo jako umělecký tisk v požadovaném rozměru.
2 muzea, v nichž je umístěno nejvíce obrazů z této stránky.
| Muzea | Město | Díla autora Wilhelm Morgner | Obrazy z tohoto seznamu |
|---|---|---|---|
 Museum Ostwall |
Dortmund | 1 | Entry of Christ into Jerusalem |
 Städel Museum |
Frankfurt nad Mohanem | 1 | Astrale Komposition VI |
Mezi prvními a posledními datovanými díly Wilhelm Morgner, 1909 a 1913, je pouze 5 let: zde je přehled této krátké kariéry, rok po roce.
Goats (1911). Následují The Lumberjack (1911) a Soest Farmer (1912).
20 let: dílo Goats pochází z roku 1911 a Wilhelm Morgner se narodil/a v roce 1891.
Goats, The Lumberjack, Soest Farmer, The Lumberjack with the Crucified, Self-Portrait XV, Mother with Child, Schulte Stands at Open Door, Man with Blue Car in Ornamental Landscape, Striding Woman in Landscape a The Porter. Výše uvedené pořadí uvádí rok a muzeum každého díla.
Náš katalog obsahuje 39 děl autora Wilhelm Morgner z let 1909 až 1913.
Většina z nich se nachází v Museum Ostwall (Dortmund) a Städel Museum (Frankfurt nad Mohanem). V tabulce výše jsou jednotlivé muzea uvedeny postupně.
V období 1911: 15 z 39 děl na této stránce pochází z tohoto období, z nich Goats.
Nejstarší dílo na této stránce pochází z Schulte Stands at Open Door (1909), nejnovější z Ascension (1913).
Expressionism, jak dokazují obrazy na této stránce.
Ano. Každý obraz na této stránce lze objednat jako ručně malovanou olejovou reprodukci v muzeální kvalitě nebo jako umělecký tisk v požadovaném rozměru přímo z jeho vlastní stránky.
In the fleeting dawn of the twentieth century, few voices resonated with as much raw, spiritual intensity as that of Wilhelm Morgner. Born on January 27, 1891, in the Westphalian town of Soest, Morgner’s life was a short but brilliant arc of creative evolution, cut tragically short by the ravages of war. His early years were marked by a profound tension between duty and desire; while his mother, an artistically inclined woman, envisioned a future for him in the pulpit as a Protestant minister, the young Morgner felt the irresistible pull of the canvas. This internal struggle between the structured expectations of his upbringing and the chaotic beauty of modern art would eventually fuel the expressive power of his work.
Morgner’s journey into the heart of the avant-garde began in 1908, when, guided by the wisdom of Otto Modersohn, he moved to the renowned artists' colony of Worpswede. It was here, under the mentorship of the Expressionist painter Georg Tappert, that Morgner’s artistic identity truly began to coalesce. Tappert did more than teach technique; he opened a window into the burgeoning world of modernism, introducing his pupil to the radical possibilities of en plein aire painting and the vibrant energy of contemporary movements. As Morgner matured, his early works—often characterized by a heavy, somber realism and dark moods—began to shed their weight, gradually transforming into something far more ethereal and luminous.
As Morgner moved toward the great art centers like Berlin, his style underwent a breathtaking metamorphosis. The influence of Pointillism, Futurism, and the haunting emotional depth of Vincent van Gogh began to permeate his brushwork. He did not merely observe these movements; he assimilated them, distilling their essence into a personal language of pure color and spiritual inquiry. His fascination with the interplay of light and pigment led him away from the literal depiction of rural laborers and landscapes toward an increasingly abstract realm. For Morgner, color was not just a descriptive tool but a vessel for the divine, a means to convey profound spiritual truths that transcended the physical world.
This period of intense experimentation saw his work featured in some of the most prestigious and radical publications and exhibitions of the era, including:
The trajectory of Morgner’s meteoric rise was violently interrupted by the onset of World War I. Conscripted into military service, he found himself thrust onto the battlefields of the Western and Eastern Fronts. The physical and psychological toll of the conflict stripped him of the ability to work in oils, yet even amidst the devastation of war, his creative spirit refused to be extinguished. He turned to the more portable mediums of watercolor and drawing, continuing to document the world through a lens of fragmented, expressive beauty. His service, which earned him the Iron Cross, ultimately led to his untimely death near Langemark, Belgium, in August 1917, at the age of only twenty-six.
Though his life was tragically brief, Wilhelm Morgner left behind a legacy that continues to captivate the modern soul. He remains a pivotal figure in the German Expressionist movement, representing a bridge between the heavy realism of the nineteenth century and the spiritual abstraction of the twentieth. His ability to find the sacred within the spectrum of color serves as a poignant reminder of the power of art to transcend even the darkest of human experiences. Today, his works stand as luminous fragments of a lost era, echoing with the vibrant, unfulfilled potential of a true visionary.