Franz Heckendorf (1888 - 1962)
1888-11-05Berlin, Germany1962-08-17Munich, GermanyGermany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
Franz Heckendorf
Franz Heckendorf was a German painter and graphic artist who was particularly successful during the Weimar Republic. During the National Socialist era, he was sentenced to ten years in prison after helping Berlin Jews threatened with deportation to extermination camps to escape to Switzerland.
Date and place of birt: | 5 november 1888, Berlin, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 17 august 1962, Munich, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933) |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Still life |
Art style: | Impressionism, Modern art, Post War Art |
Technique: | Etching, Lithography, Oil, Watercolor |