Famous People with Name Ascher

Fritz Ascher            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Fritz Ascher: was a German painter, who survived the Nazi persecution in hiding. In his work Ascher connects pure expressionism with his commitment to authenticity. Fritz Ascher was the son of Hugo Ascher. At the age of 16 Fritz Ascher started studying with Max Liebermann, who later recommended him to the art academy in Königsberg, where he studied with Kurt Agthe (Berlin, 1862–1943) and professor Adolf Mayer. There he befriended the painter Franz Domscheit (since 1938 named Pranas Domšaitis). Back in Berlin around 1913 Ascher developed his expressionistic paintings along with artists like Ludwig Meidner and Christian Rohlfs. Paintings like "The Loner" or "Untitled (On Bended Knee)" (both ca. 1920) show his interest in the human being. With monumental scenes like "Golem" (1916)[1] and "Crucifixion" (1918) he started a promising career.