Ulrich Leman (15 October 1885 – 22 April 1988) was a German painter.
Born in Düsseldorf, he became eager in painting at an beforehand age and in 1919 he co-founded the group “The Young Rheinland” with other young painters of the day, including Otto Dix and Gert Heinrich Wollheim.
During the in advance 1920s Ulrich Leman was a Meisterschüler under Heinrich Nauen at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
In 1927 he befriended Johanna Ey, who as “Mutter Ey” became competently known for her stewardship of juvenile and upcoming artists of the day. Leman became a supporter of her circle, and his works began to achievement her galleries.
At the halt of the 1920s Leman made his first vacation to Majorca and fixed to involve there. In 1930 the performer made his home in Deià, Majorca.
This began an intense time, up until his death, of major accomplishments. With his renowned style he incorporated the themes of the Spanish island, its landscapes, people and their personalities. No other artist has understood quite hence well, the characteristic features of the island, its draw and its inflexibility and captured it so with ease in his works.
Ulrich Leman died in 1988 in Deià.
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