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Wilhelm Süs
'''Wilhelm Süs''' (30 June 1861 in [[Düsseldorf]] - 6 December 1933 in [[Mannheim]]) was a German painter, [[Ceramic|ceramist]], and [[Graphic design|graphic artist]]. He founded the {{Ill|Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhede|de}} with {{Ill|Hans Thoma|en}}.

== Life ==
[[File:Henkelkorb Vergißmeinnicht Kollektion.jpg|thumb|Basket with handle, majolica, "Forget-me-not collection", design: Wilhelm Süs, Großherzogliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe, 1909]]

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Süs became known for the "Vergißmeinicht Collection", which mainly comprised [[bowl]]s. From 1914 to 1917, he was a teacher at the {{Ill|Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe|en}}. In 1917, he was appointed director of the {{Ill|Kunsthalle Mannheim|en}}.


Paintings by him can be found, among others, in the {{Ill|Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden|de}}, the {{Ill|Kunsthalle Mannheim|en}} and the {{Ill|Mannheim Palace|en}}.⏎
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== Further reading ==
* Süs, Wilhelm. In: {{Ill|Hans Vollmer|en}} (ed.): ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart''. Created by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. Vol. 32: Stephens–Theodotos. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1938.
* ''Süs, Wilhelm.'' In: [[Detlef Lorenz]]: ''Reklamekunst um 1900. Künstlerlexikon für Sammelbilder.'' Reimer, Berlin 2000, {{ISBN|3-496-01220-X}}, pp. 182 f.

== Other websites ==
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* [https://www.leo-bw.de/web/guest/detail/-/Detail/details/PERSON/wlbblb_personen/117371785/Wilhelm+S%C3%BCs Article] at LEO-BW

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[[Category:German painters]]
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[[Category:People from Düsseldorf]]