Ottokar Gräbner

1904 - 1972

Factsheet

  • Top-ranked work: The Golden Horn
  • Museums on this site: Bavarian State Painting Collections
  • Copyright status: Under copyright
  • Died: 1972
  • Art period: Modern

Life and Artistic Development

Ottokar Gräbner was a German painter, graphic artist, and sculptor. His early years included working as a traveling actor in 1922 and 1923. Following this, he underwent an apprenticeship with the Danzig wood sculptor Seipold and received drawing lessons from Bruno Paetsch. After living as a painter in Berlin in 1925, he worked in Danzig from 1926 to 1929.

His formal studies took place at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main between 1930 and 1933, where he was a master student of Max Beckmann and attended the graphics class of Franz Karl Delavilla. Following a period of emigration to the Soviet part of Poland from 1936 to 1942, he returned to Kochel am See in Germany in 1943. Later in life, he moved to Munderkingen near Ulm.

Works and Exhibitions

Gräbner's diverse body of work includes various media and subjects. His output includes:

His works have been featured in numerous exhibitions, including shows in Gent, Paris, Hannover, Solingen, Wiesbaden, and Munich. His art is represented in collections such as the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, and the Museum Kunst der Verlorenen Generation in Salzburg.

Questions & Answers

Where can I see all artworks by Ottokar Gräbner?

Every work by Ottokar Gräbner on this website can be browsed from the artist's All Artworks page.

Where can I see Ottokar Gräbner's artworks in chronological order?

A timeline of Ottokar Gräbner's works exists: the artist's Artwork Timeline page orders the artworks by creation date.

How many artworks by Ottokar Gräbner are available to browse?

You can browse 1 artwork by Ottokar Gräbner on the All Artworks page.

Where can I see the color profile of Ottokar Gräbner's work?

The color profile of Ottokar Gräbner's work is shown on the artist's Palette Genome page.

Self-test

There is only one correct answer for each question.

Question 1:
In which city did Ottokar Gräbner study at the Städelschule?
Question 2:
Who was Ottokar Gräbner's teacher at the Städelschule?
Question 3:
In what year was the triptych 'Perseus' created?
Question 4:
Which museum held an exhibition of Max Beckmann's pupils in 2023?
Question 5:
What was Gräbner's occupation between 1922 and 1923?