Oskar Nerlinger
Germany (1893—1969)After studying art and design at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Berlin, Nerlinger began collaborating with the Der Sturm gallery. He headed the group Die Abstrakten, later known as Die Zeitgenossen, and in 1932 became a member of Asso (Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists). A member of the Communist Party, his artistic career came to a halt with the rise of Nazism. He then became a professor at the College of Fine Arts in Berlin Charlottenburg and, together with Karl Hofer, published the journal Bildende Kunst. In 1952 he worked in Stalinstadt and from 1955 at the Art Academy in Berlin Weißensee.
