Nikolaus Sagrekow (1897 - 1992)

Nikolaus Sagrekow

Nikolaus Sagrekow (Russian: Николай Александрович Загреков) was a Russian and German artist of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter, a representative of the "new materiality" movement, and also as an architect.

Nikolaus Sagrekow moved to Germany with his German wife in 1921 and remained there for the rest of his life. He taught portrait painting and nudes. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the artist reached the peak of his creativity. He participated in many exhibitions in Berlin, Munich, Paris and Vienna. In 1952, the master received German citizenship and became deputy chairman of the Union of Berlin Artists. From the mid-1930s he began to engage in architectural work, and in 1960-1970 he created many paintings, including portraits of German political figures.