Günther Blau

1922

born on January 10 in Wuppertal

1940

Trained as a sculptor in the class of Sepp Mages, Düsseldorf Art Academy

1941

After being drafted into the Reich Labor Service, Günther Blau suffers a serious injury in the Crimea, which leads to the amputation of his right leg. Relocation to Elnhausen near Marburg before the end of the war

1946

Begins studying painting with Hans Gött at the Munich Academy and with Paul Mildner in Rottach am Tegernsee

1952

Begins studying under Kurt Wehlte and Wilhelm Schnarrenberger at the Karlsruhe Academy; stricter formal language, restrained colors, still lifes and cityscapes dominate; travels to Italy

1963

Moves to Marburg (confrontation with National Socialism, pictures such as the “KZ-Madonna” are created) While researching in the Marburg public library, he meets his future wife Ruthild Klaus

1967

Marriage to Ruthild née Klaus; two daughters together who die in childhood as a result of a serious metabolic disease

1977

Awarded the Von der Heydt Prize of the City of Wuppertal

1991

Presentation of the Marburg Art Prize

1997

End of the artistic work

2007

Günther Blau dies in Marburg on November 16 after a long, serious illness

2021

On the occasion of the 100. On the occasion of Günther Blau’s 50th birthday, the Kunstmuseum Marburg is showing an extensive exhibition of his work

2022

Galerie Schwind is showing the exhibition “Günther Blau – Pictures from Italy” at its gallery in Frankfurt am Main