Fritz Neumann (1928–2014) is not Ric!
During my vacation I did some research on one of the last posts : I’ve contacted the Freudeskreis Kunst Oldenburg . They forwarded my questions to Andreas Neumann, the son of Fritz Neumann (1928–2014).
He send me the following reply:
Unfortunately, my father - Fritz Neumann - is not identical with the painter ‘Ric’. The handwriting and painting style do not match, and the Berlin address does not fit either. We lived in Ohlenstedt at the time and then moved to Oldenburg.
Andreas Neumann
Original in German:
Mein Vater - Fritz Neumann - ist leider nicht identisch mit dem Maler “Ric”. Schrift und Malstil stimmen nicht überein, und auch die angeführte Berliner Adresse paßt nicht. Wir haben zu der Zeit in Ohlenstedt gewohnt und sind dann nach Oldenburg gezogen.
Andreas Neumann
The link between Fritz Neumann (1928-2014) and Ric has been out in the world for about four years and widely circulated, it’s interesting how many people and sites have adopted the link between. It will probably be a while before it’s no longer on eBay and the like. Meibohm Fine Arts (Mark Strong) will update the page about Ric / Fritz Neumann .
Next steps
- Visualisation of the timeline of various Fritz Neumann’s
- Old Berlin address books are a trace that has not yet been fully traced
