1 Großvater Heinrich, 1948
2 Opa in der Sommerfrische
3 Opa träumt von Früher
4 Opa
5 Großvater Heinrich
6 Provence
7 Doppelportrait
8 Dorothea, Blei
9 Dorothea, Kreide
10 Entspannt mit Moritz
11 Kinderwelt
12 Urgroßvater aus Klausheide
13 Mutter Friedel
14 Oh, mein Papa
15 Sohn Michael
16 Zwischen Bangen und Hoffen
1 - 5 show three pictures of his beloved grandfather Heinrich Schulte
from Paderborn, who later enjoyed his old part in Ziert's home in Brackwede. He experienced two great-grandchildren.
6 Dorothea in Provence; Oil on canvas , size: 70 x 100 cm*
7 Double Portrait: Dorothea and Rolf: Oil on canvas , size 60 x 70 cm*
8 + 9 Dorothea: Pencil-drawing and pastel, size 30 x 40 cm*
10 Entspannt (Relaxed), 2000: Oil on nettle,size 80 x 130 cm
Relaxed on the sofa: Dorothea Ziert (1938 - 2018) with dog Moritz.
11 Children's World: Oil on canvas, size 50 x 70cm*
12 My great-grandfather from Klausheide country-side: Oil on canvas , size: 40 x 50 cm
13 Stepmother Friedel, 1987: Oil on painting-paper, size: 30 x 40 cm
Ziert's stepmother Friedel Walter was96 years old.
14 Oh my Dad , 1996: Oil on canvas , size: 50 x 60 cm
Father Otto Ziert (1904 - 2002), who later handed over the painting business founded by him to his son. He first lived in the Bielefeld old town and built in 1932 to Bielefeld-Brackwede, where even later the studio of Rolf Ziert was.
15 My Son Michael: Oil on Canvas, ca. 30 x 40 cm*
He died in 2010 much too soon, in the age of 54 years.
16 Between hope and anxiety, Oil on canvas, size: 30 x 40cm*
Portrait of the second son Matthias, after surviving a serious illness.
*Despite intensive research, all information on working techniques, material, format and year of publication are without guarantee.
Unless otherwise stated, the pictures are owned by the Rolf Ziert heirs.
17 Born to die
Like many Germans during the Third Reich, Ziert's family also suffered a major rift. So his uncle Karl* volunteered for the SS. His father was a communist. Karl fell at the age of 19 (“so hopefully he couldn’t do anything bad,” says Ziert).
Rolf dedicated a large-format work to his uncle as an impressive allegory on the subject of National Socialism and war.
Research into Karl's CV is in progress.