The next gravesite to which we turn our attention is just a few steps away from our last stop. Near the valley path, a towering birch tree makes it easy to find the simple sandstone grave marker of the painter and graphic artist Karl Hennemann. Born on August 24, 1884, in Waren as the son of a civil engineer, the family relocated to Schwerin in 1887 when his father responded to a call from the then-state government.

Karl attended high school in Schwerin, and even at that time, his artistic inclinations were evident. After attending the School of Applied Arts in Hamburg, Hennemann began his studies at the Art School in Berlin. The next step on his path to independence was the College of Fine Arts in Berlin-Charlottenburg, followed by further studies at the Academy in Munich. As a freelance artist, Karl Hennemann chose Berlin as his residence in 1912. However, his connections to Schwerin never completely faded. When his Berlin studio was completely destroyed during a bombing raid in September 1943, Hennemann returned to Schwerin and lived with his brother Hans in the house at Schelfstraße 28. He passed away here on March 20, 1972.

Karl Hennemann's work fascinates with vibrant landscape design and reveals an intense connection to nature. With mastery, he depicted detailed waving fields of grain, blooming meadows, and paths lined with bare birches and gnarled oaks. Wild, windswept reeds often appear along romantic lakeshores. Complex subjects are transformed into expressive, typically Mecklenburgian compositions in the form of woodcuts and wood engravings, favored by Hennemann. Periodically, the artist also turned to oil painting and watercolor. The State Museum of Schwerin houses a large number of Hennemann's works of various genres in its collection.