Bidspirit auction | Otto Eglau

Otto Eglau - Otto Eglau 1917 Berlin - 1988 Kampen - ”Beach Figure V” - (1972) Color etching/paper. 75/100. 39.5 x 48.3 cm, 42 x 49.5 cm (passe-partout cutout). Signed and dated lower right: Eglau (19)72. Passe-partout. Framed under glass. Light edge. - Literature: Vollmer 5, p. 450. Eglau studied at the Berlin University of Arts, among others, with Max Kaus. At the TU Berlin, Eglau held a professorship for free painting and drawing. In 1957, he received the prize of the 1st Exposition Biennale Internationale De Gravure à Tokyo. He undertook numerous study trips worldwide, but maintained permanent studios in Berlin and on Sylt.