# Richard Seewald (1889–1976)

> A creative spirit – writer, draughtsman, painter. Born on 4 May 1889 in Arnswalde (Neumark), died on 29 October 1976 in Munich: Richard Seewald was a German-Swiss painter, printmaker and author.

Multilingual homage website (Deutsch, English, Italiano, Français, Polski, Nederlands, Ελληνικά, Español, 日本語, 中文（简体）) about the painter, printmaker, illustrator and writer Richard Seewald: biography, 255 works in six media, a complete exhibition history 1911–2026, his own books and the books he illustrated. Image rights: Uli und Richard Seewald-Stiftung, Ronco sopra Ascona.

## Full text (one file per language)

- [Deutsch](https://richard-seewald.com/llms-full.txt)
- [English](https://richard-seewald.com/en/llms-full.txt)
- [Italiano](https://richard-seewald.com/it/llms-full.txt)
- [Français](https://richard-seewald.com/fr/llms-full.txt)
- [Polski](https://richard-seewald.com/pl/llms-full.txt)
- [Nederlands](https://richard-seewald.com/nl/llms-full.txt)
- [Ελληνικά](https://richard-seewald.com/el/llms-full.txt)
- [Español](https://richard-seewald.com/es/llms-full.txt)
- [日本語](https://richard-seewald.com/ja/llms-full.txt)
- [中文（简体）](https://richard-seewald.com/zh/llms-full.txt)

## Pages (English)

- [Biography](https://richard-seewald.com/en/the-artist/): The life of Richard Seewald: from Munich and the New Secession to his professorship in Cologne and his home in Ronco sopra Ascona. Biography of the painter and writer (1889–1976).
- [Works](https://richard-seewald.com/en/works/): The work of Richard Seewald in six media: oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, woodcuts, linocuts and etchings.
- [Oil paintings](https://richard-seewald.com/en/works/oil-paintings/): 47 works
- [Watercolours](https://richard-seewald.com/en/works/watercolours/): 38 works
- [Drawings](https://richard-seewald.com/en/works/drawings/): 91 works
- [Woodcuts](https://richard-seewald.com/en/works/woodcuts/): 31 works
- [Linocuts](https://richard-seewald.com/en/works/linocuts/): 29 works
- [Etchings](https://richard-seewald.com/en/works/etchings/): 19 works
- [Public works](https://richard-seewald.com/en/public-works/): Frescoes, altarpieces, stained glass, mosaics and tapestries by Richard Seewald, 1922–1976: from Munich’s Hofgarten and Stella Maris on Norderney to churches in Zurich, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Ticino.
- [For collectors](https://richard-seewald.com/en/for-collectors/): Buying, selling or inheriting a work by Richard Seewald? Catalogue of his prints, authenticity and the foundation’s archive, provenance checks after the 1937 confiscations, periods and techniques – explained independently.
- [Confiscated 1937](https://richard-seewald.com/en/degenerate-art-1937/): In 1937, 163 works by Richard Seewald were confiscated as “degenerate” from 23 German museums: the complete list with title, year, technique, museum of origin and inventory number.
- [50th anniversary, 29 Oct 2026](https://richard-seewald.com/en/50th-anniversary/): 29 October 2026 marks 50 years since the death of Richard Seewald (1889–1976): concert readings in Ronco sopra Ascona and Zurich, a new monograph on the Hofgarten frescoes, and where to see his work today.
- [Exhibitions](https://richard-seewald.com/en/exhibitions/): Every exhibition of Richard Seewald from 1911 to the present: solo and group shows in Munich, Berlin, Paris, Cologne, Zurich, Ascona and across Europe.
- [Books](https://richard-seewald.com/en/books/): The books of the writer Richard Seewald: travel books on Greece, Italy and Elba, essays, a novel and memoirs, 1921 to 1977.
- [Illustrated books](https://richard-seewald.com/en/illustrated-books/): Richard Seewald illustrated dozens of books: Ringelnatz, Kleist, Defoe, Virgil, Andersen, C. S. Lewis (Narnia), Erich Kästner, Paul Gallico and many more.

## Seiten (Deutsch)

- [Der Künstler](https://richard-seewald.com/der-kuenstler/)
- [Werk](https://richard-seewald.com/werk/)
- [Ausstellungen](https://richard-seewald.com/ausstellungen/)
- [Bücher](https://richard-seewald.com/buecher/)
- [Illustrierte Bücher](https://richard-seewald.com/illustrierte-buecher/)

## Pagine (Italiano)

- [L’artista](https://richard-seewald.com/it/l-artista/)
- [Opere](https://richard-seewald.com/it/opere/)
- [Mostre](https://richard-seewald.com/it/mostre/)
- [Libri](https://richard-seewald.com/it/libri/)
- [Libri illustrati](https://richard-seewald.com/it/libri-illustrati/)

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