Alexander Graumann
Born in Bern, Switzerland in 1906 to the son of actor Carl Graumann (Staatstheater Munich) and his wife, Sofia (opera singer at the Met) Alexander Graumann studied art in Stuttgart, Munich and Paris. In his 20s he followed his call to music and was part of the Josephine Baker Band, toured with her in Europe and Egypt. But he always kept his sketchbooks close.
After World War II, Alexander Graumann settled in Germany and started a career as fashion designer – but art was always in his heart. He picked up his paint brushes in earnest in his 60s and travelled Europe with his “Nuns in Prayer”, oil on canvas, framed 42.4”x37”
Sylt (an island in the North Sea that he visited each year for 30 years) became one of his favorite islands in the fall, and he spent the summers mostly in France (Provence and Brittany were his favorite spots there).
He loved the outdoors; trees and landscapes became his “thing.” Impressionism and surrealism became his passions. The tree of life represented his views on surrealism. From there his imagination went wild, giving the trees life, be it animals or people. They all became one with the tree. He worked in oil, tempera, pastel (crayon) and ink.
Alexander Graumann had exhibitions in Sylt, Hamburg, Baden-Baden, La Baule, Cologne and Duesseldorf and often hosted house exhibitions.
Upon request he did portraits, as well as replicas of famous paintings, i.e. Gainsborough’s
Blue Boy, Velasquez and Frans Hals.
There are many more subjects as well as drawings and aquarelles for review in person. Please contact for further details (see Contact section of this web site).
Alexander Graumann painted over a period of almost 60 years and passed away at age 82. His daughter, who lives in Westchester County is now showing and selling his work.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The colors you see in the Gallery depend on many factors, such as your computer monitor. Accordingly, colors that are displayed may differ from the actual painting.