Biography of Leo Goetz -

Leonhard "Leo" Goetz, (1883 – 1962), German
Painter. Leo Goetz was born in 1883 in
Weiden/Oberpfalz (Germany). He studied painting
and drawing|sketching in Weiden and Munich. At the
Royal Bavarian Academie of Pictorial Arts, where
Franz von Stuck was professor at this time, he was
fellow of Martin von Feuerstein and Adolf
Hengeler, two Art Nouveau artists and well known
professors. In 1914 he moved to Hof/Saale. From
1914 to 1918 he joined the German Army and fought
at the western front. During that time he painted
several postcards for the imperial army. From 1918
until 1962 he lived in Hof/Saale, where he died on
3rd of November 1962.

His most famous works have been the decoration of
the church of St. Mary in Hof/Saale in 1925, the
war memorials at the chapel of Marlesreuth, the
paintings for the entrance hall at the former
Panda Schuhfabrik in Naila.

==External link==
*Literature and further information in German
language: http://www.goetz-leo.de/
www.goetz-leo.de

==References==
*Kuchler, Florian, Leonhard "Leo" GÃ¶tz in
Biographisch Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon
(BBKL), Supplementband XXIV, vorauss. 2004/2005.

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Biography of Leo Goetz -