Walter Tanck (1894 - 1954)
1894-01-31Hamburg, Germany1954-10-10Hamburg, GermanyGermany
Walter Tanck
Walter Tanck was a German landscape painter, engraver and woodcarver. He studied painting with Franz Nölken in Hamburg.
In 1937, as part of the Nazi "Degenerate Art" campaign, his graphic portfolio "Don Quixote" (15 etchings and a lithograph on the title page) from the Dusseldorf Art Collection and his panel "Nude Woman" were confiscated and destroyed.
Date and place of birt: | 31 january 1894, Hamburg, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 10 october 1954, Hamburg, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Landscape painter, Painter, Wood carver |
Genre: | Cityscape, Flower still life, Landscape painting, Rural landscape, Still life |
Art style: | Degenerate art, Expressionism, Post War Art, German Expressionism |