Cartoonists German Expressionism
Alois Erbach
Wiesbaden 1888 — Wiesbaden 1972
Alois Erbach was a German graphic artist and painter.
In his painterly works, Erbach was initially oriented towards Expressionism. Later works show influences of Surrealism and New Objectivity.
Erbach was at least close to the KPD and was a member of the Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists ASSO, the Red Group and the group "Die Zeitgemäßen" Under the pseudonym "Aleus" or "Marc Aleus", Erbach supplied caricatures for the Rote Fahne and the satirical magazines Knüppel, Die Pleite and Eulenspiegel.
1888–1972