A Life in Color and Form Born in Venlo, Netherlands, on 2 March 1897, Otto Scheffels lived a life that spanned the shifting borders and cultural currents of early twentieth-century Europe. Though his roots were in the Netherlands, his identity was deeply tied to Germany, a connection reflected in his eventual passing in Mannheim in 1955. His career was defined by a quiet, steady commitment to the craft of painting, a pursuit that requi…