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 though his paintings, which have since been lost or destroyed, were believed to have been generic records of battles, rather than propaganda.
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Name
Theo Scharf
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • war artist
  • art teacher
Birth date
1899
Birth place
Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
1988
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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  • Melba, Nellie (associate of)
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  • Grosz, Georg (associate of)
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  • Melba, Nellie (associate of)
  • Scharf, Eduard (child of)
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