GRAMATTÉ, Walter
He married the Russian pianist and composer Sonia (Sophie) Friedman in 1920 and became associated with Die Brücke, a group of like-minded Expressionist artists. Despite his frail health, he travelled to France, Italy and Spain. He died on February 9, 1929 of intestinal tuberculosis. His grave monument was designed by his friend and fellow German Expressionist artist, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
Walter Gramatté’s artworks were classified as "Degenerate" by the Nazi government in 1933 and forbidden from being exhibited until after the war.
The Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation was founded in Winnipeg in 1982 by Ferdinand Eckhardt, former director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery and second husband of Sonia, to honour the work of Sonia Eckhardt-Gramatté and Walter Gramatté.