ARTUR ZAHN

ARTUR ZAHN (German, 1886- 1970)
„Madonna mit den Rehen“ (Madonna with the deer), 1918-1920
Oil on Canvas, 130cm X 120cm. Signed in the lower left corner: „A. ZAHN“.
Zahn, originally from Magdeburg, founded in 1920ies the artist group „Duisburger Künstlerbund“.

The topic and composition of the „Madonna with the deer“ originates from Filippo Lippi“s painting „Adoration in the woods“ of 1459.