[1] From 1930, Meistermann studied art at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Werner Heuser, Heinrich Nauen and Ewald Mataré,[2][3] representatives of the new avant-garde styles.
"To bring the colour to floating, to detect meditative spaces and to conquer a depth of the painting directed towards transcendence has been his artistic programme.
[7][8] Another important work is his new design for St. Gereon's Basilica, Cologne (1979-1986), which he called "my religious testament and climax of my lifework".
[9] In 1957, Meistermann created a stained glass window for the Church of Bottrop, designed by architect Rudolf Schwarz, covering the entire west wall.
"[17] From 1967 to 1972, he was President of the German Artists Federation, requesting his colleagues in numerous papers and speeches to contribute their part to a more humane society.