ARTIST

Franz Radziwill

1895–1983 · Germany

Magic realist who painted airplanes and ships glowing against ominous skies in the landscapes of northern Germany.

ABOUT

Franz Radziwill (6 February 1895 – 12 August 1983) was a German painter known especially for his landscape paintings in a magic realist style. He was also associated with the New Objectivity movement. Radziwill was born in Strohausen. His father was a potter. Radziwill apprenticed as a bricklayer in Bremen before beginning a course in architecture in 1911 at the State Institute of Higher Technology. During 1913–14 he took evening classes in draftsmanship and commercial desig…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Loneliness 1959 · Sprengel Museum Canal with Yellow Bridge 1928 · Hamburger Kunsthalle Landscape near Jeringhave 1932 · Sprengel Museum The Red Aeroplane 1932 · Städel Museum The Bell Tower in Bockhorn (The Cemetery) 1936 · Sprengel Museum Germany 1944 1944 · Sprengel Museum
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