Otto Eduard Pippel was a German painter, notable for his Impressionist-styled landscapes, interiors, beer halls, and cityscapes. Using textures and color to create the fleeting effects of movement and light, Pippel worked in the tradition of earlier German painters like Max Liebermann and Lovis Corinth. Born on February 10, 1878 in Lódz, Poland (former Russian Empire), Pippel, originally studying to be a commercial artist at the School of Applied Arts in Strasbourg, was interrupted when he was drafted by the Russian army. After serving, he settled in Planegg near Munich in 1909, his new paintings bolstered by his travels to Paris where he saw the works of Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. After a career spanning both World Wars, the artist...