Heinrich Altherr

Later, he studied with Fritz Schider and, after failing the entrance exam for the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, with Heinrich Knirr at his private school there.

A trip to Italy confirmed his preference for dark, northern colors over the bright Mediterranean palette.

During this period, he created frescoes and stained glass windows for churches in Darmstadt, Basel, Karlsruhe, Elberfeld and Zürich.

He was an active campaigner against superficial fashions in the fine arts and opposed the official styles promoted by National Socialist policy.

His last work in Germany was a monumental religious mural for the Friedenskirche in Heilbronn, depicting Jesus flanked by unbelievers on one side and the faithful on the other.