Bruno Krauskopf, painter and illustrator

Bruno Krauskopf (1892-1960) was a German artist. In 1912 he had his first exhibition in Berlin’s Casper Gallerie. In 1916 he became a member of the Berliner Free Secession and in 1918 of the Novembergruppe. In the beginning of the 1920s he goes from Expressionism to Impressionism. In addition to his pictures Krauskopf illustrated books, designed film decorations for the UFA film company and costume and stage designs for film and theater.
He fled Germany where he had been declared a "degenerate artist", and spent the rest of his life in Norway and in the U.S.