Alexander Wolfgang, On the outskirts of town. 1930s/1950s. Alexander Wolfgang1894 Arnstadt - 1970 Gera Oil on cardboard. Signed "A. Wolfgang" u.r. Verso inscribed in ballpoint pen "Alexander Wolfgang, brother-in-law of Otto Dix". In a broad gold-coloured decorative frame with openwork corner and centre cartouches. Painting support slightly soiled at the margins. Dimensions: 31 x 40,5 cm, cm. 49 x 59. Alexander Wolfgang 1894 Arnstadt - 1970 Gera 1908 apprenticeship as merchant in Arnstadt. 1913-18 military service, first painting attempts as autodidact. Since 1930 freelance artist. Friendship with Otto Dix, Alfred Ahner and Kurt Günther. 1939 Marries Hedwig Dix, the sister of Otto Dix. 1945 Initiator and director of the "Künstlergilde" in Gera. 1952-54 Jury member and partly board member of the "Verband Bildender Künstler" in Gera. 1961 Art prize of the city of Gera.