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Ewald Matare was a sculptor with a modernist style renown for his sleek depictions of animals. Ewald Matare was born in Aachen, Germany in the year 1887. He also created a large body of work in watercolor and was an avid printmaker.

Price range information: Works range from $5,000 to the low six figures.

Matare attended the Academy of Art located in Berlin. He also studied with leading professional artists Karl Krauss and Arthur Kampf.

Matare was renown for his animals but during the Nazi regime he created a large body of work dealing with religion.

Ewald Matare passed away in 1965.

In this clip we view the artist as a professor:

Works by the artist can be found in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art located in New York City.

Ewald Matare created a wonderful modernist style with animals. Matare’s whimsical style reminds me of French husband and wife duo Francois-Xavier Lalanne and Claude Lalanne.

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