About Michael Mathias Prechtl
Lived 1926 – 2003 (aged 76). Michael Mathias Prechtl was a German illustrator, painter, graphic artist and caricaturist.
Michael Mathias Prechtl (April 26, 1926 – March 19, 2003) was a German artist, illustrator and cartoonist.
Prechtl was born in Amberg. He served as a soldier on the Eastern Front during World War II and spent 1945-49 as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.
He is well known for illustrating German editions of literary classics such as works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Thomas More, Dante, Goethe, Benvenuto Cellini, and the letters of Mozart. He received more publicity for the numerous front page illustrations he made for Der Spiegel in the 1980s.
Prechtl was married to the artist Frydl Zuleeg in 1956. He died in Nuremberg, aged 76.
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Who was Michael Mathias Prechtl?
German artist (1926–2003)
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Michael Mathias Prechtl was born on 26 April 1926 in Amberg.
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Michael Mathias Prechtl died on 19 March 2003 in Nuremberg.
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Michael Mathias Prechtl was an illustrator, painter, graphic artist and caricaturist.
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Michael Mathias Prechtl was German.
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