Wilhelm Hempfing

Wilhelm Hempfing (1886–1948) was a German painter and printmaker. He was born July 15, 1886 in Schönau near Heidelberg. He is best known for his impressionist style landscapes, portraits and his numerous painted nudes. Hempfing studied at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe with Professor Friedrich Fehr. He was also an important and excellent etcher trained by Walter Conz at the Karlsruhe Academy. He traveled frequently, painting in England, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece and the German coastal areas along North Sea and Baltic Sea. He died June 6, 1948 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Further reading

• Wilhelm Hempfing. Der Figuren- und Landschaftsmaler aus Schönau im Odenwald. Edited by N. Krämer (2006) ISBN 978-3-922777-80-9 (Biography and exhibition catalogue, 48 pp, 54 illustrations with further available references)
• Robert Thoms: Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung München 1937-1944. Band I: Maler und Graphiker. Berlin, 2010, ISBN 978-3-937294-01-8

External links

• Entry for Wilhelm Hempfing on the Union List of Artist Names