Hans Marsilius Purrmann (April 10, 1880 – April 17, 1966) was a German artist. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating He was born in Speyer where he also grew up. Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a City in Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx He completed an apprenticeship as a scene painter and interior decorator, and subsequently studied in Karlsruhe and Munich before going to Paris in 1906. Karlsruhe (ˈkaɐ̯lsʁuːə population 285812 in 2006 is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city It was here he became a student and later a friend of Henri Matisse whom he set up a painting school with. Henri Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954 was a French Artist, known for his use of Colour and his fluid brilliant and original draughtsmanship After 1916 Purrmann lived in Berlin and Langenargen (Lake Constance), moving from there in 1935 to run the German art foundation at the Villa Romana in Florence. Under the designation Lake Constance or Lake of Constance ( German Bodensee) one summarizes the three independent bodies of water Obersee Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany He lived there until 1943, then in Montagnola (Switzerland). Montagnola is a small Swiss village in Collina d'Oro municipality Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation He died in Basel. "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Typical of Purrmann's style are colourful, sensitively painted landscapes, still lifes and portraits. There are large collections of his works in Langenargen Museum and in the Purrmann House, Speyer.