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Walter Schnackenberg Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

German, 1880-1961

Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects.

Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery and costumes. In the artist’s theatrical work, his mastery of form, ornamentation, and Orientalism became increasingly evident. He excelled at combining fluid Art Nouveau outlines, with spiky Expressionist passages, and the postures and patterns of the mysterious East.

In his later years, Schnackenberg explored the unconscious, using Surreal subject matter and paler colors that plainly portrayed dreams and visions, some imbued with political connotations. His drawings, illustrations, folio prints, and posters are highly sought today for their exceedingly imaginative qualities, enchanting subject matter, and arresting use of color.

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(Biography provided by Galerie Fledermaus)

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Artist: Walter Schnackenberg
"The Circus" Original Surreal Watercolor Ink Drawing by Walter Schnackenberg
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell o...
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Scary Nightmare Monsters Emerge from the Mountains
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1940s Surrealist Walter Schnackenberg Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Fantasy from the Cinema
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Famed poster and stage scenery artist Walter Schnackenberg shifts gear and paints a nightmarish vision from his imagination. The exagerated expressions and macabre quality of the sce...
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1950s Surrealist Walter Schnackenberg Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Escaping Eerie Monsters on the Roof at Night - Macabre Fantasy
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1950s Surrealist Walter Schnackenberg Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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