Ali Mitgutsch

The art family catalogues and manages Ali Mitgutsch's work and places it in a contemporary artistic context – to keep his memory alive and to make his work accessible to an even wider audience.

Resume

Ali Mitgutsch was born on August 21, 1935, in Munich. His childhood and early youth were marked by war and poverty. 1949–1952: Apprenticeship as a graphic artist; 1952–1956: Studied graphic design at the Meisterschule für Deutsche Buchdrucker (Master School for German Book Printers) in Munich. Initially, Mitgutsch worked as a commercial artist, illustrating articles in magazines and drawing cartoons. In the 1960s, he began by illustrating school textbooks and non-fiction books before turning his attention to children’s books. In 1968, his first hidden-object picture book was published: *Rundherum in unserer Stadt*. Alongside his studies and work, Mitgutsch undertook extensive travels and gathered impressions and stories for his picture books and hidden-object books.

1960: Family founded with his partner Karin. After their marriage, the couple lived for the next three decades with their children Oliver, Florian, and Katrin in a studio apartment on Türkenstraße in Munich's Maxvorstadt district. From 1969 onwards, a farmhouse in Lower Bavaria became a second home in addition to Munich, where Ali Mitgutsch met with family and friends, celebrated festivals, and lived and worked part-time. After Karin's death, he married his new partner, Heidi Müller, and lived with her on Türkenstraße in Munich. Ali Mitgutsch died on January 10, 2022, at the age of 86, from the consequences of pneumonia.

Service note

As the estate administrators for Ali Mitgutsch, we manage his artistic legacy and facilitate exhibitions, publishing collaborations, sales, merchandising, and other projects. To this end, we are working with our team of experts to compile a comprehensive catalog raisonné, including an archive of images, texts, and photographs.

If you own a work by the artist Ali Mitgutsch, we would be happy to examine it and—once its authenticity has been confirmed—include it in the catalog raisonné. If needed, we can issue you a certificate of authenticity with detailed information about the work and the artist for a processing fee.

Contact