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Alfred Mahlau (21 June 1894 inBerlin – 22 January 1967),[1] German painter, illustrator and teacher. He was best known for his graphical work and illustrations, and for the large stained glass window,Dance of Death,[2] in theLübeck Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church in Lübeck), which paid homage to a famous mural of the Dance of Death in the church that was destroyed in the bombing ofLübeck during World War II. His books include a number of works with paintings and drawings of Hamburg and the Hamburg port. The product design forNiederegger from the twenties is still in use.[3]
Among his students wereHorst Janssen,Vicco von Bülow, and Chinese-German artistDr Chow Chung-cheng. His work is collected by theBusch-Reisinger Museum, among others.
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