Steffens, Hans

Hans Steffens, who was born in Altona, Germany, and died in 2004, would have celebrated his 97th birthday this year. Despite the war and his internment in Russian camps, he never stopped painting. A lifelong enthusiast, he immersed himself in the works of the great 20th-century artists by visiting museums and galleries, and rubbing shoulders with collectors. Today, in his peaceful studio in Gordes, he expresses his inspiration through the traces of time.