Helmut Pete Beckmann

Originally from Germany, Helmut (Pete) Beckmann lived in the United States since 1956. Primarily a painter of the outdoors, he found limitless inspiration in his adopted country, saying he was continually "overwhelmed and awed by the beauty and diversity of its landscape." His work conveys everything from rugged mountains to tranquil and picturesque forests with an energetic fervor.

Beckmann’s media include acrylic, oil, watercolor and, pastel. His enthusiasm for art was evident through his countless lectures and painting demonstrations on The Joy of Painting. His canvases received numerous awards and are featured in several thousand corporate and private collections in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Beckmann lived and worked out of his studio gallery in Toledo, Ohio.

Graduated from the Freiherr von Stein School, after which he attended the German Naval Academy. In 1956 he and his wife immigrated to Toledo, Ohio where he pursued his love for art and studied at the Toledo Museum of Art and the University of Toledo. For 17 years he owned an art gallery and frame shop on Sylvania Avenue. After that he moved to the Common Space Studios on Reynolds Road and enjoyed friendship with a community of artists in residence. His art is represented at several galleries internationally and his paintings have sold all over North America, Europe, Japan and the Middle East. He greatly enjoyed his weekly dinners and fellowship with his artist friends and professional colleagues at the Toledo Tile Club and Monday breakfast with the "Monday Morning Painters".

Book of his final collection. Most of these paintings are still available, please inquire.
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Article from the Toledo Blade Newspaper, 2009, about the artist.
http://m.toledoblade.com/Culture/2008/04/27/A-gentleman-and-an-artist-Pete-Beckmann-has-built-a-long-and-successful-career-as-a-painter.html