Arthur Degner, German painter, graphic artist and teacher, studied at the Koenigsberg Academy with Ludwig Dettmann and Otto Heichert. In 1909 he went to Berlin where he was strongly influenced by Lovis Corinth and Max Liebermann. At the suggestion of Cassirer, he traveled to Paris in 1910. He became a member of the free secession and in 1919 was elected to the executive committee. In 1937 six of his works were seized as "degenerate art" and in 1939 he was excluded from the Reich's culture chamber. Degner won numerous prizes for his work over the years and was awarded the Order of Merit on his retirement from the HBK in Berlin. He is represented in the major galleries and museums of Germany