Netherlands Painter (1898 Dresden to 1983 Prien am Chiemsee), as the son of the Dutch Consul's youth in Durwan (British South Africa),

Education in Bavaria, studied from 1920 at the Antwerp Academy with Félix Gogo and Isidore Opsomer,

1921 trip to Italy, 1922-27 studies at the Munich Academy with Karl Caspar, undertook study trips through Italy, Holland, England and France,

Member of the Reich Association of Visual Artists of Germany, member of the Stuttgart Secession and the New Group of the Munich Secession, Source:

Arnold Balwe was raised in Durban, South Africa. Balwé studied at the Antwerp and the Munich Art Academy. He participated in numerous exhibitions including at Munich Glass Palace and Secession Düsseldorf. He served in Prien am Chiemsee.

Arnold Balwe was a painter of landscapes and still lifes in the late impressionistic style. He is represented in major museums and collections.