Hans Von Heider was an accomplished German painter of landscapes and still lifes. He trained in Munich at the Academy of Fine Arts under Heinz Heim and Gabriel von Hackl. His works often carry a tangled mood combined with a natural, earthy palette. He's represented in numerous public collections.

Exhibited

Heinemann Gallery in Munich, Glaspalast in Munich, Venice Biennale, Berlin Secession, Munich Secession

Public Collections

University of Göttingen, Art History Museum in Magdeburg, Municipal Gallery in the Lenbachhaus in Munich, Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart

Timeline

1867

Born in Munich to chemist and ceramist Maximilian von Heider.

Enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich where he trained under Heinz Heim and Gabriel von Hackl.

1893

Exhibited at the Munich Secession.

1898

Worked as a ceramist in his father's workshop at Schongau.

1901

Worked as the head of a ceramics workshop at the Magdeburg School of Applied Arts and Crafts.

1902

Exhibited at the Berlin Secession.

1905

Lived in Stuttgart to run the ceramics department at the School of Applied Arts.

1914

Exhibited at the Venice Biennale.

1922

Solo exhibition at the Heinemann Gallery in Munich.

1924

Exhibited at the Venice Biennale.

1926

Solo exhibition at the Heinemann Gallery in Munich.

Lived in Blaubeuren.

Travelled to Bavaria and Austria.

1952

Died in Blaubeuren.