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