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Karl Hagedorn

Karl Hagedorn (1922 - 2005) was active/lived in New York, Minnesota / Germany.  Karl Hagedorn is known for Non-objective, abstract painting.

Karl Hagedorn grew up on his father's sawmill in the Harz Mountains of Weimar Republic, surrounded by machinery and products that  provided, in his own words, "a kaleidoscope of geometrical planes",  which would later influence his paintings.  Even as a child, Karl was fascinated with art, and observing and drawing the shape and design of the objects that surrounded him.

Karl had started painting in high school, but his dream of becoming  an artist seemed to be escaping him as the Weimar Republic gave away  to the Nazi regime, and he was drafted to the German Eastern Front.  Even after the war, time and supplies were hard to come by, and  Karl's art took a sideline to helping his father run the sawmill  under Russian supervision in post-war East Germany.

Eventually, Karl escaped East Germany, and, at the age of 34, enrolled at the Art Academy in Munich.  It was there that he solidified his artistic talents, and began painting m   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5120 characters.]  Artist bio

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