Walter Ophey, attributed

WalterOphey, attributed (Eupen 1882-1930 Düsseldorf),
„Kellner- Studie aus einem Café, Hamburg, Juli 1915“,
ink and watercolor on carton, ca. 21cm x 30cm.

Walter Hugo Ophey was born on 25 March 1882 in Eupen, Germany (now Belgium). He studied with sculptor Karl Krauss (1859–1906) in 1900, attended the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and studied under Fritz Roeber and Willy Spatz. In 1912, Ophey joined the Sonderbund group with other Düsseldorf painters, Julius Bretz, Max Clarenbach, August Deusser, Wilhelm Schmurr, and brothers Karli Sohn-Rethel, Otto Sohn-Rethel and Alfred Sohn-Rethel. In 1919, he was a founding member of Young Rhineland (Das Junge Rheinland) art association, alongside Werner Heuser, Heinrich Nauen, Adolf Uzarski, Arthur Kaufmann, Carlo Mense, and architect Wilhelm Kreis.