The artist Werner Knaupp was born in 1936 in Nuremberg and studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in his hometown. In the 1970s, he served as a guest lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe. Alongside his artistic work, he was actively involved in social services, gaining profound insights into illness and death. He worked as a nursing assistant at a psychiatric hospital in Bayreuth, at Mother Teresa's hospice in Kolkata, and at the crematorium in Nuremberg. These experiences left a significant mark on his art.In the 1980s, Knaupp collaborated with blacksmith Hans Hahn on the creation of sculptures. From 1986 to 2001, he held a professorship in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg.His works are characterized by large-scale, intensely colored acrylic paintings that often depict themes such as volcanoes, cliffs, and the sea. In addition to his insights into the human dying process, his travels to extreme landscapes, such as the Sahara and Antarctica, served as important sources of inspiration.