Wilhelm Morgner

Wilhelm Morgner (27 January 1891 – 16 August 1917) was a German Expressionist painter and graphic artist.

In 1908, on the advice of Otto Modersohn, he moved to the artists' colony in Worpswede, where he studied with the Expressionist painter, Georg Tappert, who introduced him to modern art and assigned numerous painting expeditions en plein aire.

After that, he was able to participate in prestigious exhibitions by the New Secession in Berlin, the Blauer Reiter in Munich and the Sonderbund in Cologne.

Apparently, the injury was not serious, so he was returned to duty, this time on the Eastern Front, and was promoted to Sergeant.

[1] In 1920, Tappert produced a catalog of his works that included 235 paintings, 1,920 drawings and watercolors and 67 prints.

The largest collection (60 pieces) is on display in Soest, where his family home became a museum (the Wilhelm-Morgner-Haus) in 1962.

Self-portrait (1910)