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Han van Meegeren Documented profileNetherlands
Han van Meegeren, whose full name was Henricus Antonius van Meegeren (1889–1947), was a Dutch painter whose career combined painting, the restoration of artworks and the imitation of…
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Hannah Höch Documented profileGermany
The German artist Hannah Höch uses photomontage and cut-and-paste collage as means of social and political critique. Her compositions parody bourgeois life and question representatio…
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Hannes Liederley Documented profileCountry to be documented
As a painter of hunting scenes, Hannes Liederley (1912–1999) is documented, among other things, by a motif intended for the decorative arts: a sales notice credits him with a 1978 dr…
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Hanns Kobinger Documented profileAustria
Hanns Kobinger’s career begins with a dual activity: while employed by the Oberösterreichische Landesbank in Linz, he also attends classes at Matthias May’s art school. From 1919, he…
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Hans Dahl Documented profileNorway
The Norwegian painter Hans Dahl, born in Granvin in 1849 and deceased in Balestrand in 1937, developed a body of work associated with the Düsseldorf School of painting. Before dedica…
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Hans Hartung Documented profileGermany · France
Hans Hartung (1904–1989) is a painter whose works are represented in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago. The museum lists Composition with Black and Green, dated 1947, a…
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Hans Hösch Documented profileGermany
Born in Nuremberg in 1855 and died in Munich in 1902, Hans Hösch is identified as a painter. MAGEDA describes him as a painter of portraits and genre scenes. The works listed include…
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Hans Jürgen Kallman Documented profileGermany
A work by the German artist Hans Jürgen Kallmann (1908–1991), titled «Promeneurs sous la neige», is described in a DognyAuction sale lot as an oil on canvas signed at the lower right…
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Hans Kaiser Documented profileGermany
German artist and lyricist Hans Kaiser (1914–1982) is documented in particular by *Spielzeugpferd und Puppe*, an oil painting on cardboard measuring 36 × 48 cm. The work record speci…
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Hans Krenn Documented profileAustria
Hans Krenn’s career combines training as an architect with a documented practice of painting, printmaking, mixed media and small-scale sculpture. His work is situated within the arti…
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Hans Lasko Documented profileGermany
After attending the Realgymnasium in Insterburg, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Königsberg from 1920 to 1925, then became a master student of Artur Degner at the Hochschul…
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Hans Maurus Documented profileGermany
The German painter Hans Maurus, born in Munich in 1901 and deceased in 1942 in Marijanowska, on the Eastern Front, is also referred to by the first name Hanns. One notice describes h…
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Hans Reichel Documented profileGermany · France
The German-born painter, who later became a French citizen, Hans Reichel developed a body of work in which the observation of nature gives rise to motifs in transformation, often ren…
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Hans Staudacher Documented profileAustria
Titled Ohne Titel, this oil on canvas mounted on wood measures 198 × 198 cm. The catalogue entry describes it as signed and dated, with a partially illegible inscription transcribed…
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Hans Sutter Documented profileGermany
Born in Mainz in 1887 and deceased in Maurepas in 1916, Hans Sutter is presented as a German painter and graphic artist. A Portrait of a Seated Woman, dated 1909, is described as an…
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Hans Thiemann Documented profileGermany
The German painter Hans Thiemann, born in 1910 and died in 1977, becomes a professor at the Hamburg School of Fine Arts. An auction catalogue documents an untitled work from 1933, oi…
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Hans Thoma Documented profileCountry to be documented
German painter Hans Thoma (1839–1924), born in Bernau in the Black Forest and deceased in Karlsruhe, travelled through several European art centres, from Düsseldorf and Paris to Muni…
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Hans von Hayek Documented profileAustria
His training takes him briefly to the School of Applied Arts in Vienna, then to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, where he studies under Gabriel von Hackl, Wilhelm von Lindenschmit…
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Hans Wulz Documented profileAustria
The Austrian painter Hans Wulz, born in Landeck, Tyrol, in 1909 and deceased in Vienna in 1985, developed a practice that combined painting, drawing and sculpture. From 1924 to 1928,…
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Hans Zatzka Documented profileAustria
Hans Zatzka, an Austrian painter who lived from 1859 to 1945, is associated with academically grounded and religious painting, whose repertoire includes sacred figures as well as all…
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Hansjörg Wagner Documented profileGermany
Hansjörg Wagner, a German sculptor, painter and draughtsman born in Berlin in 1930 and who died in Munich in 2013, developed a body of work that brings together sculpture, painting a…
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Harald Metzkes Documented profileGermany · Germany
Harald Metzkes (1929–2026), a German painter and graphic artist, worked in both painting and illustration. Born in Bautzen on 23 January 1929, he died in Wegendorf on 14 May 2026. In…
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Heijo Hangen Documented profileGermany
German painter Heijo Hangen (1927–2019) is cited among the German artists in Jan Kubíček’s international circle. Among the documented works is an untitled canvas from 1982, executed…
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Heimo Schöllkopf Documented profileGermany
Born in Nuremberg in 1888 and died in Gerlingen in 1982, Heimo Schöllkopf was a painter and draughtsman in Stuttgart. His career combines artistic training in that city, teaching and…
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Heinrich Bürkel Documented profileCountry to be documented
The Bavarian painter of genre scenes and landscapes Heinrich Bürkel (1802–1869) studied in Munich. In 1830, he exhibited at the Brussels Salon A Landscape with Figures, a Traveller H…
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Heinrich Campendonk Documented profileGermany · Netherlands
Born in Krefeld in 1889 and died in Amsterdam in 1957, Heinrich Campendonk is represented here by a drawing whose postal support is an integral part of the object. Titled Akt vor dem…
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Heinrich Ewers Documented profileCountry to be documented
August Heinrich Ewers, also known as Heinz Ewers, was a German painter born in Wismar in 1817 and died in Düsseldorf in 1885. His career began in Berlin, where he took up studies in…
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Heinrich Maria Davringhausen Documented profileGermany
Born in Aachen in 1894, Heinrich Maria Davringhausen was a German painter whom sources associate with New Objectivity and Magic Realism. A major part of his work made in Germany betw…
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Heinrich Nauen Documented profileCountry to be documented
The German painter and printmaker Heinrich Nauen developed his career across several artistic centres, from Düsseldorf and Stuttgart to Laethem-Saint-Martin, Paris, Berlin and the Rh…
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Heinrich Neppel Documented profileGermany
Heinrich Neppel, a German painter born in Munich in 1874 and who died in that city in 1936, is associated with landscape painting. According to Invaluable’s biographical entry, he st…
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Heinrich Petersen-Angeln Documented profileCountry to be documented
A marine painter, Heinrich Petersen-Angeln depicts the landscapes of the Baltic and North Seas, as well as ports such as Vlissingen and Harlingen. Born in Westerholz on 4 April 1850,…
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Heinrich Siepmann Documented profileGermany
An untitled work from 1993, signed and dated “Siepmann 93”, is painted in oil on painting board and measures 104 × 129 cm. Its provenance is given as a private collection in North Rh…
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Heinrich Spiess Documented profileCountry to be documented
The German painter Heinrich Spiess, born and deceased in Munich (10 May 1832 – 8 August 1875), trained under Kaulbach, whom he assisted with the cartoon for The Crusaders. In 1855, K…
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Heinrich Steiner Documented profileGermany
The German painter and printmaker Heinrich Steiner pursued a path spanning painting, stage design and teaching, from Germany to Italy. Born in Kaiserslautern in 1911, he first took c…
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Heinrich Vogeler Documented profileCountry to be documented
The German painter and printmaker Heinrich Vogeler (1872–1942) developed a practice that brought painting and printmaking together with the design of interiors and the objects within…
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Heinrich von Zügel Documented profileGermany
The paintings of the German artist Heinrich Johann von Zügel (1850–1941) combine the observation of working animals with sustained attention to landscape and light. In his rural scen…
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Heinz Kreutz Documented profileGermany
The German painter Heinz Kreutz, born in Frankfurt am Main on 31 December 1923 and died in Penzberg in 2016, worked in several disciplines, from painting to pottery. After classical…
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Heinz Mack Documented profileGermany
Born in 1931 in Lollar, Hesse, Heinz Mack studied fine art in Düsseldorf, then philosophy at the University of Cologne until 1956; he earned a state qualification in both disciplines…
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Hélène de Beauvoir Documented profileFrance
The French painter Hélène de Beauvoir (1910–2001), Simone de Beauvoir’s younger sister, developed a practice combining painting and printmaking. After completing the baccalauréat, sh…
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Helga Spieker Documented profileCountry to be documented
Relief occupies a discernible place in the documentation on Helga Spieker: a privately published book devoted to her, titled «Reliefs», was published in Zurich in 1985. A work from 1…
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Helmut Middendorf Documented profileGermany
Born in 1953 in Dinklage, Germany, Helmut Middendorf took part in the founding of Galerie am Moritzplatz in Berlin-Kreuzberg in 1977. He is associated with the New Fauves (Neue Wilde…
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Hendrick ter Brugghen Documented profileCountry to be documented
The shift from history subjects to scenes of musicians marks an important change in Hendrick ter Brugghen’s painting. At the beginning of his career, he painted exclusively history s…
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Hendrik Hulk Documented profileNetherlands
Hendrik Hulk (1842–1937), a Dutch draughtsman, is associated with an oil on canvas depicting a Dutch canal landscape with fishermen in sailing boats. Listed under his name in an auct…
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Hendrik Schaap Documented profileCountry to be documented
Hendrik Schaap, a painter, watercolourist and draughtsman born in Delft in 1878 and deceased in Rotterdam in 1955, is particularly known for his city views of Rotterdam. His work tak…
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Henri Alphonse Barnoin Documented profileFrance
Henri Alphonse Barnoin, a French painter and lithographer born in Paris in 1882, depicts Breton figures in traditional dress, fishermen, port and market scenes, processions, and rock…
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Henri Brispot Documented profileFrance
A genre painter, Henri Brispot observes everyday life in scenes that sources describe as often ironic or empathetic; he also creates anecdotal paintings that mock the high clergy. Tr…
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Henri Chopin Documented profileFrance
The French artist and poet Henri Chopin developed, from 1955 onwards, an artistic practice in which voice and body occupy a central place in poetry. After buying his first tape recor…
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Documented profileFrance
The French painter and illustrator Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) left works whose titles document several scenes from entertainment and Parisian life. The works listed by the…
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Henri Decaisne Documented profileBelgium
Henri de Caisne, a Belgian painter born in Brussels in 1799 and died in Paris in 1852, practised history painting, genre painting and portraiture. After receiving the prize for the a…
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Henri Duvieux Documented profileFrance
Henri Duvieux (1855–1920), a French painter active in the late 19th century, worked in a range of genres, including genre scenes, figures and animated landscapes, as well as Oriental…
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Countries reflect citizenships recorded in the source and may be incomplete. Reference profiles open the indicated source and do not imply that works are available at the gallery.
GND / Deutsche Nationalbibliothek / lobid · CC0 · RKDartists / RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History · ODC-BY 1.0 · 11.10.2026
ICCD / Ministero della Cultura — Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali · CC-BY 4.0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington / The Museum of Modern Art, New York / The Cleveland Museum of Art / The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) · Open Access · CC0 · 12.10.2026