Friedrich Nagler - Artist

Emigre outsider artist - extremely wide range of materials

Friedrich

Find out about emigre prolific outsider artist Friedrich Nagler (1920 - 2009). Born in Vienna he escaped to England in 1938 and worked with a very wide range of materials, click here to find out more

His Work

See examples of the artwork in a range of materials, e.g. wood, wrought iron, small metal constructs, acrylic on board/ perspex/ ceramics, paper, bread, to name but a few - click here

Exhibitions

Although he never wanted to exhibit in his life-time, poshumously he has been exhibited at England Galleries, London; Hove Museum; Pallant House; Chichester; Paul Smith shops in London & Tokyo; Zetter Hotel, London; The Outside In National Open Exhibition, The New Art Gallery, Walsall. Click here for more..

Publications

Hartwig Bischof has reviewed the art work and 'Crowded House' by Timothy Brittain-Catlin has been published in The World of Interiors + exhibition reviews. Find out more by clicking here

Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, 'Art Any Way'.

Art Any Way brings together work by artists who have found pure freedom of expression outside conventional norms, offering fresh and exhilarating perspectives along the way.

The exhibition includes selected artwork from the Outside In Collection including works by Friedrich Nagler, James Lake, Joanna Simpson, and Ben Wilson.

14 September 2026 to 30 January 2027', Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, River Street, Truro, Cornwall.TR1 2SJ.

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