As a child the Mitgutsch family was evacuated to Allgäu in World War II due to bombing in Munich.
In the 1960s, Kurt Seelmann, a child psychologist inspired him to create a special kind of picture book for children.
These books show everyday scenes in a single painting across the pages on top.
Rundherum in meiner Stadt (Around in my city) released in 1968 is the first book in the series.
[3] Mitgutsch lived in Munich, the city inspired his paintings.