Tilo Baumgärtel
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Tilo Baumgärtel (born 1972) is a German painter. He currently lives and works in Leipzig. Baumgärtel was born in
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. He attended the
Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig The Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (HGB) or Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig is one of the oldest art schools in Germany, dating back to 1764. The academy has four colleges specializing in fine arts, graphic design, photography and new media ar ...
from 1991 to 1994. He is part of a group of young painters based in Leipzig, along with Matthias Weischer, Christoph Ruckhaberle and others. The common trait of the group is their production of large figurative oil paintings. His paintings derive from social realist works and propaganda posters in their draughtsmanship and dramatic use of shadow. Baumgärtel has shown work in exhibitions including "7 x Malerei" at Museum der Bildenden Künste in Leipzig, ''FUTURE/Five Artists From Germany'' at Sandroni.Rey Gallery in Los Angeles, ''Painting Show'' at Wilkinson Gallery in London and ''Life After Death'' at
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. He is represented by Wilkinson Gallery in London, Christian Ehrentraut in Berlin and Adam Biesk in Los Angeles.


See also

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List of German painters This is a list of German painters. A > second column was into info box --> * Hans von Aachen (1552–1615) * Aatifi (born 1965) * Karl Abt (painter), Karl Abt (1899–1985) * Tomma Abts (born 1967) * Andreas Achenbach (1815–1910) * Oswald ...


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1972 births 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists German male painters German contemporary artists 21st-century German painters 21st-century German male artists Living people Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig alumni {{Germany-painter-stub