On Tuesday, 12 March 2013, at 3.00 pm, the exhibition “Brandenburg Impressions”, featuring works by the Brandenburg artist Ursula Wendorff-Weidt (1919–2000).
Curators Andreas Weidt and Michael Wiedemann have brought together almost 50 watercolours, drawings and prints featuring scenes from across Brandenburg for this exhibition. The works will be on display at the Town Hall until 30 April 2013.
Among the guests were, in addition to many representatives of the local community, the artist Harald Metzkes and the lithographer Mr Liebsch.
Following a brief and appreciative speech by Mayor André Schaller, curator Andreas Weidt presented him with a special gift – a painting by Ursula Wendorff-Weidt. Afterwards, the numerous interested visitors were able to enjoy the wonderful works over coffee and cake.
About the artist:
“The German painter, graphic artist and illustrator was born in Berlin-Moabit. Wendorff studied at the Meisterschule für Grafik and at the Berlin-Weißensee Academy of Fine and Applied Arts.
From 1952 to 1988, she created studies of her husband, the dancer Jean (Hans) Weidt (1904–1988), and his group of young dancers. She also produced drawings and watercolours of the ballet and dance theatre at the Komische Oper in Berlin under Tom Schilling (b. 1928).
She was friends with, amongst others, the painters Otto Dix and Harald Metzkes, and the playwright Peter Hacks.
In the book *Auf der großen Straße. Jean Weidts Erinnerungen* (On the Main Street: Jean Weidt’s Memoirs), compiled by the author Marion Reinisch from tape recordings and published in 1984, nine prints by Wendorff-Weidt relating to Weidt’s dances are reproduced.
However, she became best known for her 470 book illustrations, for example of the novels by Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) and Honoré de Balzac (1799–1859), as well as for her numerous children’s book illustrations.
Nele Lipp (Hamburg-based cultural studies scholar)