Eugen Hartung
Eugen Hartung (born 5 July 1897 in Wäldi, Canton Thurgau; died 18 August 1973 in Zurich) was a Swiss painter and illustrator. He is well known for his paintings of anthropomorphic cats, published as postcards by Künzli before World War II and by Alfred Mainzer after the war. Hartung grew up in an artistic family.
Eugen Hartung
- Born
- 1897 · Wäldi.
- Died
- 1973 · Zurich.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- illustrator · painter
- Languages
- German
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Eugen Hartung, an illustrator, was born in 1897 and died in 1973.
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Born at Wäldi in 1897, died in Zurich in 1973.
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