Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart

Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart (November 17, 1899, Osnabrück, Germany – December 19, 1962, Ulm) was a German Neo-plasticist (De Stijl) painter.

In 1924 he formed the abstract art group Gruppe K in Hanover with Hans Nitzschke and joined Der Sturm in Berlin.

After meeting Theo van Doesburg, Kurt Schwitters and Hans Arp, he became a member of De Stijl in 1925.

Together with Kurt Schwitters and Carl Buchheister he formed the 'Abstrakten Hannover' group in 1927.

In 1937, in Munich, the Nazi regime exposed his works in the infamous Degenerate Art exhibition.