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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Name
Theo Scharf
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • war artist (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Birth date
1899
Birth place
Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
1988
Death place
Garatshausen, Germany
Burial place
Feldafing, Germany
Active Period
  • c.1934 - c.1966
Residence
  • c.1956 - c.1988 Munich, Germany
  • 1950 - 1956 Australia
  • 1934 - 1950 Munich, Germany
  • c.1899 - c.1934 Melbourne, Vic.
Cultural Heritage
  • German
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Other occupations
  • war artist (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • war artist (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Related people
  • Teague, Violet (associate of)
  • Melba, Nellie (associate of)
  • Scharf, Eduard (child of)
  • Hugard, Olive De (child of)
  • Hitler, Adolf (associate of)
  • Grosz, Georg (associate of)
  • Teague, Violet (associate of)
  • Melba, Nellie (associate of)
  • Scharf, Eduard (child of)
  • Hugard, Olive De (child of)
  • Hitler, Adolf (associate of)
  • Grosz, Georg (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Munich Academy of Fine Art (associate of)
  • Munich Academy of Fine Art (associate of)
Related works
  • The Wrestlers (creator of)
  • Night in a City (creator of)
  • Bal Coloniale, Paris (creator of)
  • The Wrestlers (creator of)
  • Night in a City (creator of)
  • Bal Coloniale, Paris (creator of)
Related collections
  • Public collections Munich and Madrid (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Public collections Munich and Madrid (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
Related events
  • 20th Anniversary Print Show (exhibited at)
  • 'Australian Prints' (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • 20th Anniversary Print Show (exhibited at)
  • 'Australian Prints' (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Death
Burial place Feldafing, Germany
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Coverage
Place Garatshausen, Germany
Indigenous notes