Franz Eichhorst
Illustration — Franz Eichhorst at work with his war frescos for Schöneberg City hall in Berlin, 1935–1938. The Nazi propaganda murals were painted over at the end of World War II. Photo: Dorneth, 1936 Franz Eichhorst (Berlin 7 September 1885 – 30 April 1948 Innsbruck) was a German painter, engraver and illustrator, one of a number of German artists known for his war paintings supporting the Nazi regime. Eichhorst volunteered for military service for Germany in World War I. In the early 1920s, Eichhorst set up a summer studio in Matrei in Osttirol.
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Franz Eichhorst
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- Born
- 1885. · Berlin.
- Died
- 1948. · Innsbruck.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- painter and illustrator.
- Fields
- art of the Third Reich.
- Languages
- German.
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Illustration — Franz Eichhorst at work with his war frescos for Schöneberg City hall in Berlin, 1935–1938. The Nazi propaganda murals were painted over at the end of World War II. Photo: Dorneth, 1936 Franz Eichhorst (Berlin 7 September 1885 – 30 April 1948 Innsbruck) was a German painter, engraver and illustrator, one of a number of German artists known for his war paintings supporting the Nazi regime. Eichhorst volunteered for military service for Germany in World War I. In the early 1920s, Eichhorst set up a summer studio in Matrei in Osttirol.
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There in 1928, he created one of his most well-known works, Mädchen mit Krug (Girl with Pitcher). In 1938 he created a series of war and Nazi propaganda murals representing the last 25 years of German history for the Schöneberg city hall in Berlin; these were repainted and deleted at the end of World War II in May 1945. In April 1938, Adolf Hitler bestowed upon him the honorary title of Professor. Over 50 of his paintings were displayed at the Great German art exhibition (Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung) at the then Haus der deutschen Kunst in Munich, including battle scenes from the Second World War, particularly those from the conflicts with Poland and Russia. • Illustration — "Lathe workers". Oil on paper, 59 x 70 cm. • Illustration — "Poland fighter", propaganda painting of a Wehrmacht soldier, 1940
Franz Eichhorst is classed in the genre art of the Third Reich. Recorded with the occupation illustrator. Recorded as painter and illustrator.
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1885
Franz Eichhorst was born on 7 September 1885.
1948
Franz Eichhorst died on 30 April 1948.
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