Heinrich Repke

Until 1895, Heinrich Repke was trained as an ornamental painter in the studio of Georg Goldkuhle in Wiedenbrück.

He was trained as a portrait painter in the same studio before studying at the Dusseldorf Academy of Arts in 1899.

He already returned to Wiedenbrück in 1900 though in order to finish the works of his deceased master Georg Goldkuhle.

[2] Adolf Hitler bought the peasant painting Der weiße Truthahn (The White Turkey) for a price of 750 reichsmark in 1938,[3] and Robert Ley acquired the still life Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen (There's a song sleeping in all things) for 3,000 reichsmark in 1942.

1911, d. 2009) was a painter as well and is considered the last representative of the Wiedenbrücker Schule school of arts.

Repke Street in Werne
Copy of the picture The Lady of All Nations in Norzagaray , Philippines ; his signature can be seen on bottom right: Heinr. Repke / Wiedenbrück 1951