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Karl Nagler was born in Gera/Thüringen and was a private student of Otto Dix, Prof. Günther and R. Haberlandt.
Economic conditions did not allow him to pursue his love for the arts on a full-time basis; however, much of his free time was devoted to study of the arts in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and the United States.
As a POW during WWII his talent was his survival. The camp commander would have him paint in exchange for food. While there, Nagler would paint well over 200 pieces. After his release, the family fled their East Germany home to Freiburg in the Black Forest and later settled in Bad Nauheim/Hessen.
As an active board member of the International Art Association "Palette", his work became so well known that he received numerous requests to hold his own shows in Austria, Belgium, England, France and throughout Germany. As a result, his paintings are included in several European collections.
In 1979, he was honored with two very distinguished invitations. His work was shown at the International Exhibit on Contemporary Art in Brussels, sponsored by the 'Centre de Liaison des Artistes Peintres, Paris' and later that year at the International "Le Salon 1979", sponsored by the 'Société des Artistes Français' at the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées.
The media praised his work as "Back to Realism" and in 1982 and 1989 calendars of his paintings were distributed by Koehler & Co. of Hösbach and the Volksbank of Bad Nauheim, Germany. Karl Nagler died in 1991 and is survived by his daughter, Anna Sargent and two grandsons.
Regent University School of Law of Virginia Beach, Virginia hosted an exclusive exibit of his works in 1994.
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