Otto Gussmann

Otto Friedrich Gussmann (22 May 1869, Wachbach, Main-Tauber-Kreis – 27 July 1926, Dresden) was a German decorative artist, designer, and art professor.

[1] After completing his studies, he established his reputation with paintings and decorations for the new Reichstag, designed by Paul Wallot.

In 1906, he designed the posters for the Third German Arts and Crafts Exhibition [de], in which Die Zunft played a major role.

He was also a member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund,[2] as well as being a co-founder of the Künstlervereinigung Dresden [de] and Die Brücke, a group of Expressionist artists.

[1] During his years as a teacher, he also provided decorative art for the Lukaskirche (1903), the Sächsisches Ständehaus (1907), the Church of Reconciliation (1909), and the Neues Rathaus [de] (1911), among others.

Poster for the Third German Exhibition
Lady with the White Fox Collar, Dresden Art Gallery collection
Decorative work at the Neues Rathaus, Dresden