Edouard HIRTH (1885-1980), Houses in Strasbourg
Edouard HIRTH (1885-1980)
Houses in Strasbourg
Oil on paper pasted on wood
Signed lower left
32.5 x 25 cm
Edouard Hirth was born on September 14, 1885 in Richwiller, Haut-Rhin. After a normal childhood, he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg between 1901 and 1905, and signed his first entry for an exhibition in Frankfurt, "L'Exposition d'oeuvres de jeunes artistes alsaciens-lorrains". In 1909, he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, which enabled him to perfect his art and culture.
Edouard Hirth took part in numerous exhibitions throughout his career, while also teaching fine art at various institutions.
He is particularly well known for his membership, from 1923, of the "Groupe de Mai", founded in 1919 by Simon Lévy and Hans-Balthazar Haug. Painters, sculptors, musicians, actors and writers, these artists represented a large part of Alsatian art without being homogeneous.
Edouard HIRTH showed exceptional talent as a colorist, using generally light tones whose nuances he sought out. Harmony and balance define his palette.
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