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Anton Hiller was a Bavarian sculptor and painter. He grew up in a Catholic farming family in Sigmaringendorf, Hohenzollern. Hiller then studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich under Hermann Hahn (1868–1945), graduating in 1923 and worked later as a freelance sculptor in Munich from 1923, executing commissions for the Bavarian State Gallery and the Municipal Gallery.
From 1946 to 1961, Hiller served as a professor of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, becoming one of the leading representatives of the Munich School of Sculpture in the third quarter of the 20th century. Hiller was a member of the German Artists' Association from 1952 to 1960.
Hugo Vogel was a German painter of the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known as a painter, author of historical paintings and portraits.
Vogel created historical and genre paintings in the style of the latest colorists. He was also the author of monumental frescoes on historical themes for the magistrates' halls in Berlin, Hamburg and Merseburg. Portraits, including of prominent German scientists, writers and political figures, occupy a special place in his oeuvre. There are streets in Magdeburg, Berlin and Merseburg named after this artist.
Alfons Walde was an Austrian expressionist painter and architect.
He studied architecture at the Higher Technical School in Vienna, but became interested in painting, found his muse in his native Kitzbühel Alps and became famous for his paintings of their snow-covered slopes and mountain huts. He was particularly fascinated by the dashing skiers of the time. Walde's popularity grew along with the popularity of the ski resort. Walde was also an active graphic artist and designed many posters.
