Georg Friedrich Zundel

Georg Friedrich Zundel (13 October 1875 in Iptingen, Wiernsheim[1] – 7 June 1948 in Stuttgart) was a German painter, farmer and art patron.

His rebellious behaviour was mainly sparked by socialist ideas, that he had taken up in the previous years; in this context, he wanted to fight exploitation and repression of workers.

[2] In his early years, Zundel painted in the style of realism, mostly choosing socialist motives, often very detailed portrayals of working-class people.

The couple moved into a farmhouse on a hill, the so-called "Berghof", near Tübingen, which Zundel himself had designed in 1921, and which had been financed by Robert Bosch for his daughters.

Zundel died in Stuttgart in 1948[3] and was buried at Tübingen's Stadtfriedhof (site of the graves of Friedrich Hölderlin and Ludwig Uhland).