fritz winkler (1894 - 1964)
Fritz Winkler was a German expressionist painter and illustrator.
He studied at the Dresden Academy of Art, created illustrations for a national newspaper and books, and was a member of the "Deutscher Kunstlerbundes" group of artists in Dresden. Winkler belonged to the second generation of German expressionists and was a member of the Association of German Artists.
Despite losing his eye in World War I, Winkler was drafted into World War II, and much of his work was destroyed in the 1945 bombing of Dresden. He returned there in 1946 and for the remaining 18 years, until his death in 1964, Winkler produced more than three hundred paintings and five thousand watercolors, which he bequeathed to the Dresden state art collections.
Fritz Winkler was a German expressionist painter and illustrator.
He studied at the Dresden Academy of Art, created illustrations for a national newspaper and books, and was a member of the "Deutscher Kunstlerbundes" group of artists in Dresden. Winkler belonged to the second generation of German expressionists and was a member of the Association of German Artists.
Despite losing his eye in World War I, Winkler was drafted into World War II, and much of his work was destroyed in the 1945 bombing of Dresden. He returned there in 1946 and for the remaining 18 years, until his death in 1964, Winkler produced more than three hundred paintings and five thousand watercolors, which he bequeathed to the Dresden state art collections.
Fritz Winkler was a German expressionist painter and illustrator.
He studied at the Dresden Academy of Art, created illustrations for a national newspaper and books, and was a member of the "Deutscher Kunstlerbundes" group of artists in Dresden. Winkler belonged to the second generation of German expressionists and was a member of the Association of German Artists.
Despite losing his eye in World War I, Winkler was drafted into World War II, and much of his work was destroyed in the 1945 bombing of Dresden. He returned there in 1946 and for the remaining 18 years, until his death in 1964, Winkler produced more than three hundred paintings and five thousand watercolors, which he bequeathed to the Dresden state art collections.
