Otto Westphal - Artist Info

About Otto Westphal

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    Otto Westphal (1878 Leipzig - 1975 Dresden)

    From 1894-1960, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule Kassel. From 1896-99 the artist attended the weaving school in Krefeld. He turned to fine art in 1899. From 1904-07, he Studied at the Dresden Academy of Art under Richard Müller and Carl Bantzer. From 1914-16, the artist participated in the First World War.

    Studies included Hesse, Gdansk and Switzerland, among other places. In 1924, he worked on murals and mosaics in Ravenna, Italy. In 1929, the artist created wall paintings for the Roman Garden of the Gruga in Essen. From 1930, he worked in Pompeii for the Rome Archaeological Institute. In the 1940's, he was an assistant to Fritz Beckert at the ...

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