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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kirsten Grieshaber

World-famous German "nail artist" Günther Uecker dies at 95

Germany Obit Uecker - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

German artist Günther Uecker, one of the country's most important post-war artists who was world-famous for his large-format nail reliefs, has died. He was 95.

German news agency dpa reported that his family confirmed he died at the university hospital in his hometown of Düsseldorf in western Germany Tuesday night. They did not give a cause of death.

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