Born in 1886 in Stuttgart, died in 1955 in Biberach Germany. Well known painter from South Germany. Studied art at the Art academy in Stuttgart. Made several study trips to Holland and Belgium. During the First World War, Robert Haag was a war painter in Macedonia, he visited Prilep and Skopje around 1918, where he made at least two paintings, which were sold by the auction house Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, Germany on 20th June 1998 (lot numbers 1778 and 1779). The paintings View of Prilep and Skopje1918 are in the collection of the author of this book.

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Lost in the firestorm of Dresden
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