Theo Scharf b. 1899

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, etcher and art teacher, Melbourne-born Theo Scharf was a professor of painting and drawing at the Munich Academy of Fine Art in 1934-35. He was also a war artist for Hitler, but his paintings have since been lost or destroyed. According to information given by him to this editor in 1980 in Feldafing, his main war artist work was done in German field hospitals in Russia.
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Name
Theo Scharf
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • war artist (ANZSIC code: 7600) c.1942 - 1945
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212) c.1950 - c.1955
Birth date
1899
Birth place
Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
1988
Death place
Garatshausen, Germany
Burial place
Feldafing, Germany
Active Period
  • c.1934 - c.1966
Residence
  • c.1956 - c.1988 Munich, Germany
  • 1950 - 1956 Australia
  • 1934 - 1950 Munich, Germany
  • c.1899 - c.1934 Melbourne, Vic.
Cultural Heritage
  • German
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Other occupations
  • war artist (ANZSIC code: 7600) c.1942 - 1945
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212) c.1950 - c.1955
  • war artist (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Summary