Franz Doll (1899 - 1982)
Franz Doll
Franz Doll was a German painter, draftsman and graphic artist. Doll specialized in portraiture and landscapes. He created numerous portraits of well-known personalities. Works by the artist are in the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung Munich. From 1938 to 1947 he was a professor at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. In 1928 he was awarded the Art Prize of the City of Munich, in 1930 the Albrecht Dürer Prize of the City of Nuremberg and in 1940 the Goethe Medal. Franz Doll had been a member of the Munich Neue Secession since 1930 and, from 1946, of its successor association, the Neue Gruppe, as well as a founding member of the Association for Original Etchings. Franz Doll was a member of the artist association 7 Munich painters. In 1938 and 1943 he took part in the Great German Art Exhibitions in Munich.
| Date and place of birt: | 4 april 1899, Munich, Germany |
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| Date and place of death: | 15 august 1982, Munich, Germany |
| Nationality: | Germany |
| Period of activity: | XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Draftsman, Engraver, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
| Art school / group: | Munich Secession |
| Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Self-portrait |
| Art style: | Realism |
| Technique: | Drypoint, Engraving, Hand graphic, Oil, Oil on canvas |
