August Biehle

The son of a German immigrant painter, Biehle traveled abroad several times seeking artistic training, visiting Germany in 1903 and again in 1910.

Biehle's own paintings, containing explosive distortions of form and color, established a link between Cleveland artists and the German Expressionists.

Yet, like many artists in the region, Biehle worked throughout his long career in a variety of styles, moving with remarkable facility between modernist and more traditional methods of pictorial construction.

"[citation needed] The Canton Museum of Art Exhibition Archives describe August Biehle as one of northeast Ohio's most prolific and distinguished artists, with masterful draftsmanship and a superior sense of design.

He also displayed his versatility by mastering a variety of media and techniques, from graphite drawing to painting in oil, gouache, pastel, and tempera.