Leopold Schmutzler: A Bohemian Painter Caught in the Shadow of Nazism Leopold Schmutzler (1864–1940) was a German painter whose artistic journey spanned from bohemian beginnings to association with the Nazi regime, leaving behind a legacy marked by evocative portraits and genre scenes infused with rococo elegance. Born in Mies, Bohemia—now Czech Republic—Schmutzler’s formative years instilled within him an appreciation for craftsmansh…