Heinz Zander
1939
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2024
German author and illustrator (1939–2024)
Heinz Zander was a German painter, graphic artist, illustrator and writer. Zander belongs to the Leipzig School. His fields of work are painting (oil), drawing, graphics and illustration. Zander was also active as a writer and published novels, stories and essays. He worked with painting techniques oriented towards the Old Masters, from which he developed a completely independent pictorial language. Zander was inspired by Bosch, Grünewald, Altdorfer, Cranach and Italian Mannerists. He worked mainly with colourful resin-oil glazes.