Walter Einbeck (1890 - 1968)

Walter Einbeck

Walter Einbeck was a German artist of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter and graphic artist, portraitist and genre painter.

Walter Einbeck studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts and the Weimar Art School, and participated in the First World War. After the war he developed an interest in theosophy, and in 1919 he settled in Munich, where he opened his own studio. In 1933, the artist joined the NSDAP. He became the author of the famous portrait of Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess, which was presented at the Great German Art Exhibition in 1939. In addition to portraits, the artist also created allegorical paintings, including in the nude genre.