Norbert Mauritius

Norbert Mauritius was born in Stolberg (Germany) in 1950. He attended university from 1969-1978 and took degrees in Italian studies, German studies and philosophy at the University of Aix-la-Chapel (RWTH Aachen) in Germany, as well as in Siena and Perugia in Italy. He was lecturer at the Robert Schumann Academy of Music in Duesseldorf for many years and is dedicated to paintings since 1987. Norbert Mauritius lives and works in Duesseldorf (Germany) and in La Poissonnais (France).

About the work of Norbert Mauritius: "Mauritius paints his portraits as an intensiv and careful observer (...). He does not aim at a "realistic" reproduction, but communicates impressions and experiences which he extracts directly from observing and reflecting the person or from analysing the person's works, documents and biography." Dr. Brigitte Hammer, art historian

Norbert Mauritius has been displaying his pictures since 1991 in large-scale independent exhibitions in Germany (Berlin, Duesseldorf, Essen, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich). His special field of interest lies in portraits and landscapes. He has been working intensively on a cycle of composer portraits. As a result artistic cooperation often ensues with important music institutions leading ...

"Passio", Buchenbacher Kulturtage 2017, 9 April - 21 Mai 2017; see: http://www.buchenbach.de/de/aktuelles/?type=&monthselect=2017-04

More information: Badische Zeitung, 12 April 2017,
http://www.badische-zeitung.de/buchenbach/dem-leiden-bildgestalt-verliehen--135596440.html