About Hermann Kätelhön
Lived 1884 – 1940 (aged 56). Hermann Kätelhön was a painter, exlibrist, etcher, xylographer, draftsperson and lithographer.
Hermann Kätelhön (22 September 1884 Hofgeismar, – 24 November 1940 Munich) was a German illustrator and ceramicist noted for creating realistic etchings, lithographs and wood cuts.
Kätelhön was born in Hesse. In 1908 he joined the Willingshäuser artists colony.
He moved to Essen, in the Ruhr, where he started documenting the industrial landscape.
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Who was Hermann Kätelhön?
German graphic artist (1884-1940)
When was Hermann Kätelhön born?
Hermann Kätelhön was born on 22 September 1884 in Hofgeismar.
When did Hermann Kätelhön die?
Hermann Kätelhön died on 24 November 1940 in Munich.
What was Hermann Kätelhön's occupation?
Hermann Kätelhön was a painter, exlibrist, etcher, xylographer, draftsperson and lithographer.
What nationality was Hermann Kätelhön?
Hermann Kätelhön's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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