341 - Hans Ott, extensive estate collection comprising 21 signed colour woodcuts and monotypes from 1931 onwards, with documentary material, inter alia ‘The Graphic Work of the Painter Hans Ott - scholarly treatise and press reviews’

Hans Ott, extensive estate collection comprising 21 signed colour woodcuts and monotypes from 1931 onwards, with documentary material, inter alia ‘The Graphic Work of the Painter Hans Ott - scholarly treatise and press reviews’ Hans Ott 1902 Bad Berneck - 1981 Ebermannstadt/Franconian Switzerland, German painter and printmaker, who was particularly esteemed for his masterful colour woodcuts and zincographs; shown here: An extensive collection comprising 21 signed and inscribed colour woodcuts, inter alia, from 1931 onwards; dimensions: 8.5 x 13 to 46 x 60 cm; including documentation, letters and other items from the collector About the artist: After completing his forestry training, Hans Ott travelled across the Alps to Lake Garda. In South Tyrol, he met artists who showed him how to print coloured woodcuts. He later refined this technique under the renowned artist Carl Moser. To further his skills, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1931. During the Second World War, he was sent to the front in Russia as a war artist. After the war, he returned to work in Franconia. Hans Ott was an artist who felt a deep connection to people and nature. His most important works and techniques include colour woodcuts, which often depict landscapes from South Tyrol or portraits of people in traditional dress. Some of his artworks can also be found in major collections, such as the Bavarian State Painting Collections.