Josef (Joe) Osser - Artist Info

About Josef (Joe) Osser

  • Biography

    Josef (Joe) Osser was born in Alpen am Niederrhein, Germany. He studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy, and emigrated to South Africa in 1936. He became a member of the South African Association of Arts, held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions from 1952 onwards.

    Osser was co-founder and chairman of the Studio Club, which later formed the nucleus of the Cape Town Art Centre in Green Point, where he lectured from 1963 to 1983.

    Sources:

    The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors
    (1988), by Grania Ogilvie and Carol Graff, Everard Read, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Johans Borman Fine Art, Capetown, South Africa

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