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1888 Cologne, Germany - 1955 Cologne, Germany. Known for: Portrait, figure, landscape painting, illustration, graphic design, comics.
Otto Nückel (Cologne, 6 September 1888 - Cologne, 12 November 1955) was a German painter, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist. He best known as one the 20th century's pioneer wordless... Read full biography
Otto Nückel (Cologne, 6 September 1888 - Cologne, 12 November 1955) was a German painter, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist. He best known as one the 20th century's pioneer wordless novelists, along with Frans Masereel and Lynd Ward. Nückel, who had exhibited skill as an artist in his... Read full biography
Otto Nückel (Cologne, 6 September 1888 - Cologne, 12 November 1955) was a German painter, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist. He best known as one the 20th century's pioneer wordless novelists, along with Frans Masereel and Lynd Ward. Nückel, who had exhibited skill as an artist in his childhood, dropped out of medical school in Freiburg im Breisgau and moved to Munich where he resided for the remainder of his life. There he developed his skill in drawing and painting, joining the... Read full biography
Otto Nückel (Cologne, 6 September 1888 - Cologne, 12 November 1955) was a German painter, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist. He best known as one the 20th century's pioneer wordless novelists, along with Frans Masereel and Lynd Ward. Nückel, who had exhibited skill as an artist in his childhood, dropped out of medical school in Freiburg im Breisgau and moved to Munich where he resided for the remainder of his life. There he developed his skill in drawing and painting, joining the artists' association, the Munich Sezession, and developing an interest in relief printing. Because of the scarcity of wood, Nückel made engravings for relief prints on lead plates. A pioneer in lead engraving, Nückel developed an accomplished mastery of... Read full biography
Otto Nückel (Cologne, 6 September 1888 - Cologne, 12 November 1955) was a German painter, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist. He best known as one the 20th century's pioneer wordless novelists, along with Frans Masereel and Lynd Ward. Nückel, who had exhibited skill as an artist in his childhood, dropped out of medical school in Freiburg im Breisgau and moved to Munich where he resided for the remainder of his life. There he developed his skill in drawing and painting, joining the artists' association, the Munich Sezession, and developing an interest in relief printing. Because of the scarcity of wood, Nückel made engravings for relief prints on lead plates. A pioneer in lead engraving, Nückel developed an accomplished mastery of this medium, distinguished by ample use of the multiple-line tool. He illustrated works by Thomas Mann, E. T. A. Hoffma... Read full biography

