Emil Schumacher | |
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![]() Emil Schumacher, 1981 | |
Born | |
Died | 4 October 1999 San José, Spain | (aged 87)
Nationality | German |
Education | School of Applied Arts in Dortmund, Germany |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Eruption (1956)[1] B-1 (1969)[2] Mit Holz, (1980)[3] Falacca, (1989)[4] Subito, (1998)[5] |
Awards | Guggenheim Award (National Section) |
Emil Schumacher (29 August 1912 in Hagen, Westfalen – 4 October 1999 in San José, Ibiza) was a German painter. He was an important representative of abstract expressionism in post-war Germany.
In 2009 the Kunstquartier Hagen was inaugurated combining the Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum Hagen as well as the newly built Emil Schumacher Museum in one Museum complex.