Early Life and Bauhaus Foundations Eugen Batz, born in Velbert, Germany, in 1905, embarked on a creative journey that would see him become a significant figure within the landscape of abstract art in the 20th century. His initial path wasn’t one traditionally paved for an artist; he apprenticed in his family's barrel-turning business, eventually co-owning it before dedicating himself fully to painting and photography in the late 1920s…