Leonhard "Leo" Götz (1883 – 3 November 1962) was a German painter.

Biography

Born in Weiden in der Oberpfalz, he studied

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and sketching in Nuremberg and

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. At the Royal Bavarian Academie of Pictorial Arts, where Franz von Stuck was

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at this time, he was fellow of

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and Adolf Hengeler, two

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s and well known professors. In 1914 he moved to Hof/Saale. From 1914 to 1918 he joined the

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and fought at the western front. During that time he painted several

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s for the imperial army. From 1918 until 1962 he lived in Hof/Saale, where he died on 3 November 1962. His most famous works have been the decoration of the church of St. Mary in Hof/Saale in 1925, the war memorials at the chapel of Marlesreuth, the paintings for the entrance hall at the former Panda shoe manufacture in

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www.goetz-leo.de

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gotz, Leo 1883 births 1962 deaths People from Weiden in der Oberpfalz 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists German male painters Modern painters

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