Hans Costa (1916-1986) - Beim Pflügen

Hans Costa was born on December 29, 1916, in the Sudetenland (Moravian Lotschnau, Zwittau District). Even in childhood he used a drawing pencil to capture his surroundings, especially animals, in pictures. He received a state scholarship and studied at the art school in Brünn under Professor Langer, focusing on church painting.
He undertook study trips to Southern European countries as well as Hungary, Austria, and Switzerland. During World War II he worked as a war painter in Poland, Russia, and France. Even after the war, the artist began an intensive period of study again and mainly dealt with painters such as v. Zügel, Braith, and Mali. He then settled as a painter in Altdorf near Nürtingen (Baden-Württemberg), where he collaborated, among others, with Professor Lichtblau in Stuttgart. The artist has built a strong reputation for himself with his animal motifs both at home and abroad. His main interest lies in rural scenery, which today is unfortunately being increasingly displaced by advancing motorization. He has a unique gift for fascinating and realistically depicting rural life. In addition to his name "Hans Nickel" he also used the names "Hans Nickel", "Hans Bräuning" and "Hanauska".

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