Henry Campendonk (1889-1957)

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Campendonk was born in Krefeld. He first joined the Textile Institute, at inzherenroe department. But then he decided to become an artist, and from 1905 to 1909. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in his hometown of Johan Thorn-Prikkera, hudzhozhnika symbolist niderladnskogo origin.

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In 1909 he participated in the restoration of the frescoes of the cathedral of Osnabrück. Back in Krefeld, he rented a studio with two other artists - Valtterom Giskesom and Helmut Macke. The latter introduced him to his brother, Augustus, and he showed his work, Franz Marc and Wassily Kandinsky.

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In 1911 at the invitation of August Macke, he joined the group "Blue Rider". At the same time he became acquainted with Franz Marc, who invited him to Sindelsdorf, there Campendonk worked with Marc and Kandinsky. Campendonk took part in exhibitions organized by the "Blue rider", in particular, in the gallery "Tanheyzer" and Hervarta Walden Berlin gallery Der Sturm.