Franz Korwan was born in Heinebach (Kassel) on October 26, 1865. Franz died around 1942 in the concentration camp Noè (Pyrenees). - Franz Korwan was a German landscape painter and graphic artist in Hamburg. For two years Korwan studied at the Düsseldorf Academy under Eugen Dücker. He undertook an eleven-month study trip to Italy (Florence), then stayed in Westerland on Sylt, where he had already previously worked. He worked here several years, and for two years was a master student of Eugen Ducker. He took up residence in Sylt and met frequently with Dücker, who had a strong influence on him. When war broke Korwin left Sylt and went to Berlin (graphic Art Institute). Since 1916 he lived in Hamburg, and the summer on S...