Leopold Wächtler
Leopold Wächtler (1896–1988) was a German artist known for his prints, portraiture and silhouettes. Wächtler was born in 1896 in Penig, Saxony, in the German Empire. He studied with Alois Kolb in Leipzig and went on study visits to Paris, Spain, Italy, North Africa, the Balkans and Switzerland.
Leopold Wächtler
- Born
- 1896 · Penig.
- Died
- 1988 · Leipzig.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- graphic designer · painter · graphic artist · teacher
- Languages
- German
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Leopold Wächtler (1896–1988) was a German artist known for his prints, portraiture and silhouettes. Wächtler was born in 1896 in Penig, Saxony, in the German Empire. He studied with Alois Kolb in Leipzig and went on study visits to Paris, Spain, Italy, North Africa, the Balkans and Switzerland.
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Born at Penig in 1896, died in Leipzig in 1988.
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