Matthias Jarren | Kornmühle bei Kollmoor | undatiert | Öl auf Leinwand

The wide landscape of Schleswig-Holstein has inspired many painters. Matthias Jarren (1872-1960) is one of them. The contemporary of Fritz and Hermine Overbeck was a landscape and outdoor painter – just like the first Worpswede artists. In addition, he was a founding member of the Künstlerbund Steinburg (Artists’ Association Steinburg), one of the oldest artists’ associations in Northern Germany.

Born and raised in Itzehoe, Jarren made his first painting and drawing experiments at a young age. Travels took him to Italy, the Middle East, and Russia, but in 1904 he returns to Itzehoe for good and dedicates himself to the motifs of his native landscape.