Otto Eglau (1917 - 1988)
1917-04-20Berlin, Germany1988-02-23Kampen, GermanyGermany
Otto Eglau
Otto Eglau was a German graphic artist.
During World War II he served in the Nazi army and was a prisoner of war. After his liberation, Eglau studied at the Berlin Academy of Art and taught free drawing and painting at the Technical University of Berlin. Between 1951 and 1970, Eglau made study trips around the world and taught etching technique at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg. From 1983 until his death in 1988, he worked alternately in studios in Berlin and on the island of Sylt.
Date and place of birt: | 20 april 1917, Berlin, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 23 february 1988, Kampen, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Graphic artist, Painter |
Genre: | Landscape painting |
Art style: | Post War Art |
Technique: | Aquatint, Etching, India Ink, Mixed media, Oil, Watercolor |