Fritz Tröger

curriculum vitae

1894 born in Dresden
1914-1918 Studied at the Dresden Kunstgewerbeschule under Paul Rößler and Margarete Junge
1918-1925 Studied at the Dresden Academy under Max Feldbauer, Otto Gussmann, Otto Hettner, and Georg Lührig
1925 Since then, freelance painter in Dresden
Study trips to Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, and Bohemia
1928-1930 Teacher of fashion drawing at the Kunstschule Guido Richter in Dresden
1929-1935 Teacher at the Heeres-Handwerker-Schule Dresden
1929-1933 Experiments with ceramic wall painting at Teichert in Meissen
1932 Founding member of the »Dresdner Sezession 1932«
1933 Member of the NSDAP since then
1936 Retreat to the country studio in Laske near Kamenz
1937 Confiscation and destruction of works as part of the »Degenerate Art« campaign
1942-1944 Participation in the Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung in Munich
1947 since then, member of the Dresden artists' community “Das Ufer”
1949 Since then, regular study visits to the MTS (Machine and Tractor Station) Barnitz near Meissen
1951 Since then, work stays at the Braunkohlenwerk »John Schehr« in Laubusch near Hoyerswerda
1954 Special exhibition at the Albertinum in Dresden
1955 und 1961 Paris trips
1978 died in Dresden