Theo Scharf b. 1899

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, etcher and art teacher, Melbourne-born Theo Scharf was a professor of painting and drawing at the Munich Academy of Fine Art in 1934-35. He was also a war artist for Hitler though his paintings, which have since been lost or destroyed, were believed to have been generic records of battles, rather than propaganda.
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References [<ExternalResource: Lebovic, Josef and Warner, Sandra (compiled by) (1988), 'Fifty Years of Australian Printmaking: Sydney Long to Eric Thake', Josef Lebovic Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, NSW (12 Apr-17 May), [cat nos. 70-71].>, <ExternalResource: (1997), '20th Anniversary Print Show', Josef Lebovic Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, NSW (12 April-/17 May), cat. nos 93-96 (no.93, 'The Wrestlers' 1922, drypoint, and no.95 'Bal Coloniale, Paris' 1920, engraving, stipple & etching, ill.).>, <ExternalResource: Ingram, Terry (1997), 'Cringe Bites Back!', Australian Art Collector 1 (Jul/Sept), p 73.>, <ExternalResource: (1996), 'Australian Prints', Bridget McDonnell Gallery, (29 Oct-22 Nov), Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: 'Joan Kerr Archive', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Peers, Juliet (1995), 'Société des Artistes Français (Old Salon), Paris, 1920', Kerr, Joan (ed.), Heritage, Craftsman House, Sydney, New South Wales, pp.20-21.>, <ExternalResource: Ryan, Anne and Wilson, Natalie (2006), 'Theo Scharf: Night in a City', Art Gallery of New South Wales (online catalogue), Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Peers, Juliet.>] [<ExternalResource: Lebovic, Josef and Warner, Sandra (compiled by) (1988), 'Fifty Years of Australian Printmaking: Sydney Long to Eric Thake', Josef Lebovic Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, NSW (12 Apr-17 May), [cat nos. 70-71].>, <ExternalResource: (1997), '20th Anniversary Print Show', Josef Lebovic Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, NSW (12 April-/17 May), cat. nos 93-96 (no.93, 'The Wrestlers' 1922, drypoint, and no.95 'Bal Coloniale, Paris' 1920, engraving, stipple & etching, ill.).>]