Walter Gramatté (1897 – 1929): A Pioneer of Magical Realism Walter Gramatté, born in Berlin on January 8th, 1897, was a German Expressionist painter who tragically died young in Hamburg on February 9th, 1929. His artistic journey began amidst the turbulent backdrop of World War I – an experience that profoundly shaped his worldview and fueled the expressive fervor characteristic of his oeuvre. Like many artists of his generation, Gramatté confronted the horrors of war with a visceral reaction, translating this anguish into visual language marked by disillusionment and existential questioning…