Alfred Mahlau (1894 – 1967) German painter, illustrator and teacher.
Alfred Mahlau was born in Berlin on January 21, 1894. He was best known for his graphical perform and illustrations, and for the large stained glass window, Dance of Death, in the Lübeck Marienkirche (St. Mary’s Church in Lübeck), which paid homage to a famous mural of the Dance of Death in the church that was destroyed in the bombing of Lübeck during World War II. His books combine a number of works later than paintings and drawings of Hamburg and the Hamburg port. The product design for Niederegger from the twenties is nevertheless in use.
He died in Hamburg upon January 22, 1967.
Among his students were Horst Janssen, and Vicco von Bülow. His operate is collected by the Busch-Reisinger Museum, among others.
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