Walter Dahn (8 October 1954 – 7 November 2024) was a German painter, photographer, and sound artist. He was born in

Tönisvorst Tönisvorst is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km west of Krefeld. On 25 July 2019, weather stations in Duisburg-Baerl and Tönisvorst both recorded temperatures of , wh ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

. He was one of the most important representatives of the

Neue Wilde The term Junge Wilde (German for "young wild ones") was originally applied to trends within the art world, and was only later used with reference to politics. At present, the term is used by German-language journalists to describe any group within ...

of the 1980s. Dahn taught painting at the

Braunschweig University of Art The Braunschweig University of Art (Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, HBK) is the second largest fine arts college in Germany. History The history goes back to the “Zeichnen-Instithut” (Drawing Institute) founded by the Bruns ...

. He died in

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

on 7 November 2024, at the age of 70.Walter Dahn stirbt im Alter von 70 Jahren

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* * 1954 births 2024 deaths German painters German photographers People from Viersen (district) {{Germany-artist-stub