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German visual artists

56 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

August SanderPhotographer · PhotographyAugust Sander (17 November 1876 – 20 April 1964) was a German portrait and documentary photographer. His first book Face of our Time (German: Antlitz der Zeit) was published in 1929.
Blinky PalermoIllustrator · IllustrationBlinky Palermo, artistic name of Peter Schwarze (2 June 1943 - 18 February 1977), was a German abstract painter.
Daniel HopferEngraver · PrintsDaniel Hopfer (c. 1470 – 1536) was a German artist who is widely believed to have been the first to use etching in printmaking, at the end of the 15th century.
Erich HeckelIllustrator · IllustrationErich Heckel (31 July 1883 – 27 January 1970) was a German painter and printmaker, and a founding member of the group Die Brücke ("The Bridge") which existed 1905–1913.
Franz MarcArtist · PaintingsFranz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism.
Franz RohPhotographer · PhotographyFranz Roh (21 February 1890 – 30 December 1965), was a German historian, photographer, and art critic.
Georg BraunAuthor · Maps and atlasesGeorg Braun (also Brunus, Bruin; 1541 – 10 March 1622) was a German topo-geographer.
Gustav MetzgerArtist · SculptureGustav Metzger (10 April 1926, Nuremberg – 1 March 2017, London) was a stateless artist and political activist who developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike.
Hans Holbein the ElderArtist · PaintingsHans Holbein the Elder (c. 1460/65 – 1524) was a German painter of the early German Renaissance.
Hans Holbein the YoungerEngraver · PrintsHans Holbein the Younger (Hans Holbein der Jüngere; c. 1497 – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German painter and printmaker active in Switzerland and England.
Hans PurrmannArtist · SculptureHans Marsilius Purrmann (10 April 1880 – 17 April 1966) was a German artist. He was born in Speyer where he also grew up.
Hans RichterArtist · SculptureHans Johannes Siegfried Richter (lang; 6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian.
Hans RottenhammerDesigner · Modern designJohann Rottenhammer, or Hans Rottenhammer (1564 – 14 August 1625), was a German painter. He specialized in highly finished paintings on a small scale.
Isa GenzkenPhotographer · PhotographyIsa Genzken (born 27 November 1948) is a German artist who lives and works in Berlin.
Johan Gabriel DoppelmayrAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann Gabriel Doppelmayr (27 September 1677 – 1 December 1750) was a German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer. (His surname is also spelled Doppelmayer and Doppelmair.)
Johann Elias RidingerEngraver · PrintsJohann Elias Ridinger (16 February 1698 in Ulm – 10 April 1767 in Augsburg) was a German painter, engraver, draughtsman and publisher.
Joost SchmidtPhotographer · PhotographyJoost Schmidt (Wunstorf, 5 January 1893 - Nürnberg, 2 December 1948) was a German typographer, a teacher and master at the Bauhaus, and later a professor at the College of Visual Arts,…
Joseph Heintz the ElderDesigner · Modern designJoseph Heintz (or Heinz) the Elder (11 June 1564 – 15 October 1609) was a Swiss painter, draftsman and architect.
Karl HoferArtist · PaintingsKarl Christian Ludwig Hofer or Carl Hofer (11 October 1878 – 3 April 1955) was a German expressionist painter. He was director of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts.
Kurt SchwittersArtist · SculptureKurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937.
Max KlingerArtist · PaintingsMax Klinger (18 February 1857 – 5 July 1920) was a German artist who produced significant work in painting, sculpture, prints and graphics, as well as writing a treatise articulating his…
Meret OppenheimAuthor · BooksMeret (or Méret) Elisabeth Oppenheim (6 October 1913 – 15 November 1985) was a German-born Swiss Surrealist artist and photographer.
Paul LeniDesigner · Modern designPaul Leni (born Paul Josef Levi, 8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929) was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionism, making Hintertreppe (1921) and Waxworks (1924) in Germany,…
Peter Schenk the ElderEngraver · PrintsPetrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (baptized: 26 December 1660 – between 12 August and 17 November 1711) was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and…
Raoul HausmannArtist · SculptureRaoul Hausmann (July 12, 1886 – February 1, 1971) was an Austrian artist and writer.
Rebecca HornArtist · SculptureRebecca Horn (24 March 1944 – 6 September 2024) was a German visual artist best known for her installation art, film directing and body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a body-suit…
Renée SintenisArtist · PaintingsRenée Sintenis, née Renate Alice Sintenis (20 March 1888 – 22 April 1965), also known as Frau Emil R. Weiss, was a German sculptor, medallist, and graphic artist who worked in Berlin.
Robert RauschenbergArtist · SculptureMilton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century…
Sigmar PolkeEngraver · PrintsSigmar Polke (13 February 1941 – 10 June 2010) was a German painter and photographer. Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials.
Sophie Taeuber-ArpIllustrator · IllustrationSophie Henriette Gertrud Taeuber-Arp (19 January 1889 – 14 January 1943) was a Swiss artist, painter, sculptor, textile designer, furniture and interior designer, architect, and dancer.
Thomas RuffPhotographer · PhotographyThomas Ruff (born 10 February 1958) is a German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been described as "a master of edited and reimagined images".
Ulrich RückriemArtist · SculptureUlrich Rückriem (born 30 September 1938) is a German sculptor notable for his monumental stone sculptures. He lives and works in Cologne and London.
Wassily KandinskyArtist · PaintingsWassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (– 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist active in Germany during the late Belle Époque and Interwar eras.
Wenceslaus HollarEngraver · PrintsWenceslaus Hollar (Václav Hollar (ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦolar), Wenzel Hollar; 13 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a Czech engraver, etcher and painter. He spent much of his life in England.
Wolfgang BeltracchiArtist · SculptureWolfgang Beltracchi (Fischer; born 4 February 1951) is a German former art forger and visual artist who has admitted to forging hundreds of paintings in an international art scam netting…
Wolfgang KramerDesigner · Modern designWolfgang Kramer (born 29 June 1942 in Stuttgart) is a German board game designer.

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