List of German painters

This is a list of German painters.

A

 * Hans von Aachen (1552–1615)
 * Aatifi (born 1965)
 * Karl Abt (1899–1985)
 * Tomma Abts (born 1967)
 * Andreas Achenbach (1815–1910)
 * Oswald Achenbach (1827–1905)
 * Herbert Achternbusch (1938–2022)
 * Franz Ackermann (born 1963)
 * Johann Adam Ackermann (1780–1853)
 * Max Ackermann (1887–1975)
 * Otto Ackermann (1872–1953)
 * Albrecht Adam (1786–1862)
 * Benno Adam (1812–1892)
 * Emil Adam (1843–1924)
 * Eugen Adam (1817–1880)
 * Franz Adam (1815–1886)
 * Heinrich Adam (1787–1862)
 * Luitpold Adam (1888–1950)
 * Jankel Adler (1895–1949)
 * Salomon Adler (1630–1709)
 * Christoph Ludwig Agricola (1667–1719)
 * Karl Agricola (1779–1852)
 * August Ahlborn (1796–1857)
 * Erwin Aichele (1887–1974)
 * Wolfram Aichele (1924–2016)
 * Max Ainmiller (1807–1870)
 * Josef Albers (1888–1976)
 * Heinrich Jacob Aldenrath (1775–1844)
 * William Alexander (1915–1997)
 * Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857–1915)
 * Jakob Alt (1789–1872)
 * Theodor Alt (1846–1937)
 * Albrecht Altdorfer (c 1480–1538)
 * Kai Althoff (born 1966)
 * Karl Altmann (1802–1861)
 * Hans am Ende (1864–1918)
 * Christoph Amberger (1505–1562)
 * Heinrich Amersdorffer (1905–1986)
 * Tobias Andreae (1823–1873)
 * Peter Angermann (born 1945)
 * Hermann Anschütz (1802–1880)
 * Horst Antes (born 1936)
 * Karl von Appen (1900–1981)
 * Joseph Ignaz Appiani (1706–1785)
 * Clara Arnheim (1865–1942)
 * Johann Samuel Arnhold (1766–1828)
 * Ferdinand von Arnim (1814–1866)
 * Heinrich Gotthold Arnold (1785–1854)
 * Ulrike Arnold (born 1950)
 * Carl Arp (1867–1913)
 * Hans Arp (1886–1966)
 * Otto Arpke (1886–1943)
 * Isidor Ascheim (1891–1968)
 * Hans Aschenborn (1888–1931)
 * Fritz Ascher (1893–1970)
 * Louis Asher (1804–1878)
 * Frank Auerbach (born 1931)

B

 * Johannes Theodor Baargeld (1892–1927)
 * Johanna Juliana Friederike Bacciarelli (1733–1809 or later)
 * Elvira Bach (born 1951)
 * Johann Sebastian Bach (1748–1778)
 * Karl Daniel Friedrich Bach (1756–1829)
 * Carola Baer-von Mathes (1857–1940)
 * Emanuel Bachrach-Barée (1863–1943)
 * Johann Daniel Bager (1734–1815)
 * Johann Karl Bähr (1801–1869)
 * Theodor Baierl (1881–1932)
 * Hans Baldung (c. 1484–1545)
 * Jan Balet (1913–2009)
 * Karl Ballenberger (1801–1860)
 * Hans Baluschek (1870–1935)
 * Fritz Bamberger (1814–1873)
 * Ernst von Bandel (1800–1876)
 * Caroline Bardua (1781–1864)
 * Eduard Bargheer (1901–1979)
 * Hans von Bartels (1856–1913)
 * Emil Bartoschek (1899–1969)
 * Georg Baselitz (born 1938)
 * Emil Bauch (1823–c. 1874)
 * Jeanna Bauck (1840–1926)
 * Michael Bauer (born 1973)
 * Rudolf Bauer (1889–1953)
 * Gustav Bauernfeind (1848–1904)
 * Paul Baum (1859–1932)
 * Willi Baumeister (1889–1955)
 * Karin Baumeister-Rehm (born 1971)
 * Tilo Baumgartel (born 1972)
 * Armin Baumgarten (born 1967)
 * Bodo Baumgarten (born 1940)
 * Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1640)
 * August von Bayer (1803–1875)
 * Thommie Bayer (born 1953)
 * Alf Bayrle (1900–1982)
 * Fritz Beblo (1872–1947)
 * August Becker (1821–1887)
 * Ferdinand Becker (1846–1877)
 * Hermann Heinrich Becker (1817–1885)
 * Jakob Becker (1810–1872)
 * Ludwig Hugo Becker (1834–1868)
 * Philipp Jakob Becker (1763–1829)
 * Max Beckmann (1884–1950)
 * Karl Becker (1820–1900)
 * Benedikt Beckenkamp (1747–1828)
 * René Beeh (1886−1922)
 * Josef Konstantin Beer (1862–1933)
 * Adalbert Begas (1836–1888)
 * Carl Joseph Begas (1794–1854)
 * Luise Begas-Parmentier (1843–1920)
 * Oskar Begas (1828–1883)
 * Akbar Behkalam (born 1944)
 * Franz Joachim Beich (1666–1748)
 * Johannes Beilharz (born 1956)
 * Gisela Beker (born 1932)
 * Hans Bellmer (1920–1975)
 * Eduard Bendemann (1811–1889)
 * Amalie Bensinger (1809–1889)
 * William Berczy (1744–1813)
 * Charlotte Berend-Corinth (1880–1967)
 * Josefa Berens-Totenohl (1891–1969)
 * Rudolf Bergander (1909–1970)
 * Claus Bergen (1885–1964)
 * Georg Bergmann (1821–1870)
 * Johann Martin Bernatz (1802–1878)
 * Meister Bertram (c. 1345–c. 1415)
 * Johann Wilhelm Beyer (1725–1796)
 * Robert Beyschlag (1838-1903)
 * Hanna Bieber-Böhm (1851–1910)
 * Adolf Bierbrauer (1915–2012)
 * Karl Eduard Biermann (1803–1892)
 * Peter Binoit (c. 1590–1632)
 * Norbert Bisky (born 1970)
 * Carl Blechen (1798–1840)
 * Georg Bleibtreu (1828–1892)
 * Fritz Bleyl (1880–1966)
 * Anna Katharina Block (1642–1719)
 * Benjamin von Block (1631–1690)
 * Josef Block (1863–1943)
 * Hugo von Blomberg (1820–1871)
 * Oscar Bluemner (1867–1938)
 * Gregor von Bochmann (1850–1930)
 * Arnold Bode (1900–1977)
 * Leopold Bode (1831–1906)
 * Gottlieb Bodmer (1804–1837)
 * Arvid Boecker (born 1964)
 * Pedro Boese (born 1972)
 * Corbinian Böhm (born 1966)
 * Hans Bohrdt (1857–1945)
 * Christian Ludwig Bokelmann (1844–1894)
 * Hanns Bolz (1885–1918)
 * Friedrich von Bömches (1916–2010)
 * Paula Bonte (1840–1902)
 * Hinrik Bornemann (c. 1450–1499)
 * Friedrich Boser (1811–1881)
 * Harald Julius von Bosse (1812–1894)
 * Otto Richard Bossert (1874–1919)
 * Eberhard Bosslet (born 1953)
 * Friedrich August Bouterwek (1806–1867)
 * Anton Braith (1836–1905)
 * August von Brandis (1859–1947)
 * Martin Brandenburg (1870–1919)
 * Heinrich Brandes (1803–1868)
 * Marianne Brandt (1893–1983)
 * Louis Braun (1836–1916)
 * VG Braun-Dusemond (1919–1998)
 * Rudolf Bredow (1909–1973)
 * Ferdinand Max Bredt (1860–1921)
 * K.P. Brehmer (1938–1997)
 * Carl Breitbach (1833–1904)
 * Heinrich Breling (1849–1914)
 * Albert Heinrich Brendel (1827–1895)
 * Louise Catherine Breslau (1856–1927)
 * Johann Michael Bretschneider (1680–1729)
 * Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann (1709–1760)
 * Gottfried Brockmann (1903–1983)
 * Heinrich Brocksieper (1898–1968)
 * Christian Brod (1917–2012)
 * August Bromeis (1813–1881)
 * Franz Bronstert (1895–1967)
 * Wilhelm Brücke (1800–1874)
 * Alexander Bruckmann (1806–1852)
 * Ferdinand Brütt (1849–1936)
 * Christoph Brüx (born 1965)
 * Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918–2007)
 * Carl Buchheister (1890–1964)
 * Erich Buchholz (1891–1972)
 * Ludwig Buchhorn (1770–1856)
 * Elisabeth Büchsel (1867–1957)
 * Heinz Budweg (born 1940)
 * Karl Albert Buehr (1866–1952)
 * Franz Bunke (1857–1939)
 * Anton Burger (1824–1905)
 * Ludwig Burger (1825–1884)
 * Jonas Burgert (born 1969)
 * Heinrich Bürkel (1802–1869)
 * Peter Burnitz (1824–1886)
 * Friedrich Bury (1763–1823)
 * Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908)
 * Georg Heinrich Busse (1810–1868)
 * Michael Buthe (1944–1994)
 * Bernhard Buttersack (1858–1925)
 * Erich Büttner (1889–1936)
 * André Butzer (born 1973)

C

 * Daniel Caffé (1750–1815)
 * Heinrich Campendonk (1889–1957)
 * Wilhelm Camphausen (1818–1885)
 * Peter Candid (c. 1548–1628)
 * Johann Hermann Carmiencke (1810–1867)
 * Carl Gustav Carus (1789–1869)
 * Peter Caulitz (c.1650–1719)
 * Ludwig Choris (1795–1828)
 * Philipp Christfeld (1796/97–1874)
 * Kiddy Citny (born 1957)
 * Lorenz Clasen (1812–1899)
 * Gustav Adolf Closs (1864–1938)
 * Ferdinand Collmann (1762–1837)
 * Edward Harrison Compton (1881–1960)
 * Edward Theodore Compton (1849–1921)
 * Carl Conjola (1773–1831)
 * Carl Emanuel Conrad (1810–1873)
 * Johann Wilhelm Cordes (1824–1869)
 * Lovis Corinth (1858–1925)
 * Peter von Cornelius (1784–1867)
 * Erich Correns (1821–1877)
 * Helene Cramer (1844–1916)
 * Molly Cramer (1852–1936)
 * Augustin Cranach (1554–1595)
 * Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1472–1553)
 * Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515–1586)
 * Georg Heinrich Crola (1804–1879)

D

 * Eduard Daege (1805–1883)
 * Heinrich Anton Dähling (1773–1850)
 * Maximilian Dasio (1865–1954)
 * Gabriela Dauerer (born 1958)
 * Heinrich Maria Davringhausen (1894–1970)
 * John Decker (1895–1947)
 * Wilm Dedeke (c. 1460–c. 1528)
 * Ernst Deger (1809–1885)
 * Balthasar Denner (1685–1749)
 * Adolf Des Coudres (1862–1924)
 * Ludwig Des Coudres (1820–1878)
 * Ludwig Dettmann (1865–1944)
 * Christa Dichgans (1940–2018)
 * Christophe Didillon (born 1971)
 * Karl Diebitsch (1899–1985)
 * Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (1851–1913)
 * Jakob Fürchtegott Dielmann (1809–1885)
 * Albert Christoph Dies (1755–1822)
 * Anton Dietrich (1833–1904)
 * Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (1712–1774)
 * Wendel Dietterlin (c. 1550–1599)
 * Feodor Dietz (1813–1870)
 * Wilhelm von Diez (1839–1907)
 * Ludwig Dill (1848–1940)
 * Johann Georg von Dillis (1759–1841)
 * Georg Friedrich Dinglinger (1666–1720)
 * Otto Dix (1891–1969)
 * Carl Emil Doepler (1824–1905)
 * Emil Doepler (1855–1922)
 * Max Doerner (1870–1939)
 * Franz Domscheit (1880–1965)
 * Franz Burchard Dörbeck (1799–1835)
 * Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder (1741–1813)
 * Anton Josef Dräger (1794–1833)
 * Heinrich Dreber (1822–1875)
 * Johann Friedrich Dryander (1756–1812)
 * Eugen Dücker (1756–1812)
 * Balthasar Anton Dunker (1746–1807)
 * Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
 * Hermann Dyck (1812–1874)
 * Udo Dziersk (born 1961)

E

 * Konrad Eberhard (1768–1859)
 * Adam Eberle (1804–1832)
 * Robert Eberle (1815–1862)
 * Johann Christian Eberlein (1770–1815)
 * John Giles Eccardt (1720–1799)
 * Michael Echter (1812–1879)
 * Friedrich Eckenfelder (1861–1938)
 * Heinrich Ambros Eckert (1807–1840)
 * Otto Eckmann (1865–1902)
 * John Eckstein (1735–1817)
 * Martin Eder (born 1968)
 * Carl Eggers (1787–1863)
 * Franz Xaver Eggert (1802–1876)
 * Julie von Egloffstein (1792–1869)
 * Julius von Ehren (1864–1944)
 * Paul Ehrenberg (1876–1949)
 * Alexander Eibner (1862–1935)
 * Friedrich Eibner (1826–1877)
 * Franz Eichhorst (1885–1948)
 * Elisabeth von Eicken (1862–1940)
 * Andreas Eigner (1801–1870)
 * Fritz Eisel (1929–2010)
 * Marie Ellenrieder (1791–1863)
 * Friedrich August Elsasser (1810–1845)
 * Adam Elsheimer (1578–1610)
 * Ludwig Elsholtz (1805–1850)
 * Wilhelm Emelé (1830–1905)
 * Edgar Ende (1901–1965)
 * Sylvester Engbrox (born 1964)
 * Johann Friedrich Engel (1844–1921)
 * Carl Engel von der Rabenau (1817–1870)
 * Horus Engels (1914–1991)
 * Karl von Enhuber (1811–1867)
 * Josef Otto Entres (1804–1870)
 * Ulrich Erben (born 1940)
 * Otto Erdmann (1834–1905)
 * Fritz Erler (1868–1940)
 * Johann Franz Ermels (1641–1693)
 * Max Ernst (1891–1976)
 * Hermann Eschke (1823–1900)
 * Stefan Ettlinger (born 1958)
 * Ernst Ewald (1836–1904)
 * Julius Exter (1863–1939)
 * Carl Gottfried Eybe (1813–1893)
 * Adolf Eybel (1802–1882)

F

 * Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur (1780–1857)
 * Johann Joachim Faber (1778–1846)
 * Carl Ferdinand Fabritius (1637–1673)
 * Wilhelm Facklam (1893–1972)
 * Ludwig Fahrenkrog (1867–1952)
 * Joachim Martin Falbe (1709–1782)
 * Joseph Fassbender (1903–1974)
 * Berthold Faust (born 1935)
 * Joseph Fay (1813–1875)
 * Christian Gottlob Fechhelm (1732–1816)
 * Eduard Clemens Fechner (1799–1861)
 * Hans Feibusch (1898–1998)
 * Manfred Feiler (1925–2020)
 * Paul Feiler (1918–2013)
 * Max Feldbauer (1869–1948)
 * Conrad Felixmüller (1897–1977)
 * Ferdinand Fellner (1799–1859)
 * Melchior Feselen (c. 1495–1538)
 * Rainer Fetting (born 1949)
 * Johann Michael Feuchtmayer (1709–1772)
 * Anselm Feuerbach (1829–1880)
 * Martin von Feuerstein (1856–1941)
 * Willy Fick (1893–1967)
 * Friedrich Kurt Fiedler (1894–1950)
 * Johann Dominicus Fiorillo (1748–1821)
 * Klaus Fisch (1893–1975)
 * John Fischer (1786–1875)
 * Joseph Anton Fischer (1814–1859)
 * Oskar Fischinger (1900–1967)
 * Arthur Fitger (1840–1909)
 * Ferdinand Wolfgang Flachenecker (1792–1847)
 * Albert Flamm (1823–1906)
 * Georg Flegel (1566–1638)
 * François Fleischbein (1804–1868)
 * Lutz Fleischer (1956–2019)
 * Max Fleischer (1861–1930)
 * Adolf Fleischmann (1892–1968)
 * Gerlach Flicke (fl. 1545–1558)
 * Fedor Flinzer (1832–1911)
 * Gisbert Flüggen (1811–1859)
 * Josef Flüggen (1842–1906)
 * Daniel Fohr (1801–1862)
 * Karl Philipp Fohr (1795–1818)
 * Philipp von Foltz (1805–1877)
 * Günther Förg (1952–2013)
 * Ernst Joachim Förster (1800–1885)
 * Arnold Forstmann (1842–c. 1914)
 * Hans Ulrich Franck (1603–1675)
 * Philipp Franck (1860–1944)
 * Meister Francke (c. 1380–c. 1440)
 * Michael Sigismund Frank (1770–1847)
 * Eduard Frederich (1813–1864)
 * Hermann Freese (1813–1871)
 * Otto Freundlich (1878–1943)
 * Max Frey (1874–1944)
 * Maria Elektrine von Freyberg (1797–1847)
 * Heinrich Jakob Fried (1802–1870)
 * Caroline Friederike Friedrich (1749–1815)
 * Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840)
 * Fred Friedrich (born 1943)
 * Woldemar Friedrich (1846–1910)
 * Fritz Friedrichs (1882–1928)
 * Bernhard Fries (1820–1879)
 * Ernst Fries (1801–1833)
 * Karl Friedrich Fries (1831–1871)
 * Richard Friese (1854–1918)
 * Johann Christoph Frisch (1737–1815)
 * Karl Ludwig Frommel (1789–1863)
 * Günter Fruhtrunk (1923–1982)
 * Ulrich Füetrer (c. 1450–1496/1500)
 * Heinrich Füger (1751–1818)
 * Hinrik Funhof (?–1485)
 * Edmund Fürst (1874–1955)
 * Klaus Fußmann (born 1938)
 * Conrad Fyoll (fl. 1464–1476)

G

 * Eduard Gaertner (1801–1877)
 * Bernd Erich Gall (born 1956)
 * Franz Gareis (1775–1803)
 * Friedrich Gärtner (1824–1905)
 * Heinrich Gärtner (1828–1909)
 * Anna Rosina de Gasc (1713–1783)
 * Karl Gatermann the Elder (1883–1959)
 * Karl Gatermann the Younger (1909–1992)
 * Jakob Gauermann (1773–1843)
 * Ernst Gebauer (1782–1865)
 * Eduard von Gebhardt (1838–1925)
 * Josef Anton Gegenbauer (1800–1876)
 * Otto Geigenberger (1881–1946)
 * Rupprecht Geiger (1908–2009)
 * Willi Geiger (1878–1971)
 * Carl Geist (1870–1931)
 * Bonaventura Genelli (1798–1868)
 * Hanns Georgi (1901–1989)
 * Ludger Gerdes (1954–2008)
 * Till Gerhard (born 1971)
 * Ida Gerhardi (1862–1927)
 * Eduard Gerhardt (1813–1888)
 * Anna Gerresheim (1852–1921)
 * Ludwig Geyer (1779–1821)
 * Hans Freiherr von Geyer zu Lauf (1895–1959)
 * Torben Giehler (born 1973)
 * Werner Gilles (1894–1961)
 * Julius E.F. Gipkens (1883–1968)
 * Joseph Anton Glantschnigg (1695–1750)
 * Erich Glas (1897–1973)
 * Horst Gläsker (born 1949)
 * Ludwig von Gleichen-Rußwurm (1836–1901)
 * Otto Gleichmann (1887–1963)
 * Hermann Glöckner (1889–1987)
 * Paul Salvator Goldengreen (born 1960)
 * Hilde Goldschmidt (1897–1980)
 * Dieter Goltzsche (born 1934)
 * Paul Gösch (1885–1940)
 * Karl Otto Götz (1914–2017)
 * Leo Götz (1883–1962)
 * Jakob Götzenberger (1802–1866)
 * Carl Götzloff (1799–1866)
 * Henry Gowa (1902–1990)
 * Gustav Graef (1821–1895)
 * Peter Graf (born 1937)
 * Albert Gräfle (1809–1889)
 * August Grahl (1791–1868)
 * Walter Gramatté (1897–1929)
 * Fritz Grasshoff (1913–1997)
 * Gotthard Graubner (1930–2013)
 * Otto Greiner (1869–1916)
 * Fritz Greve (1863–1931)
 * Otto Griebel (1895–1972)
 * Christian Griepenkerl (1839–1912)
 * HAP Grieshaber (1909–1981)
 * Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790–1863)
 * Friedrich Carl Gröger (1766–1838)
 * Carl Grossberg (1894–1940)
 * Theodor Grosse (1829–1891)
 * George Grosz (1893–1959)
 * Michael Gruber (born 1965)
 * Hans Grundig (1901–1958)
 * Emil Otto Grundmann (1844–1890)
 * Matthias Grünewald (c. 1470–1528)
 * Jakob Grünenwald(1821–1896)
 * Eduard von Grützner (1846–1925)
 * Richard Guhr (1873–1956)
 * Louis Gurlitt (1812–1897)
 * Karl Gussow (1843–1907)

H

 * Carl Haag (1820–1915)
 * August Haake (1889–1915)
 * Hugo von Habermann (1849–1929)
 * Wenzel Hablik (1881–1934)
 * Jakob Philipp Hackert (1737–1807)
 * Gabriel von Hackl (1843–1926)
 * Karl Hagedorn (1922–2005)
 * Karl Hagemeister (1848–1933)
 * Theodor Hagen (1842–1919)
 * Ludwig von Hagn (1820–1898)
 * Magda Hagstotz (1914–2001)
 * Hubert Haider (1879–1971)
 * Karl Michael Haider (1846–1912)
 * Jost Haller (fl. 1440−1470)
 * Christian Gottlob Hammer (1779–1864)
 * Alois Hanslian (born 1943)
 * Johann Gottlieb Hantzsch (1794–1848)
 * Heinrich Harder (1858–1935)
 * Fritz Harnest (1905–1999)
 * Hans Hartung (1904–1989)
 * Petre Hârtopeanu (1913–2001)
 * Wilhelm Hasemann (1850–1913)
 * Carl Hasenpflug (1802–1858)
 * Max Haushofer (1811–1866)
 * Eberhard Havekost (1967–2019)
 * John Heartfield (1891–1968)
 * Erich Heckel (1883–1970)
 * Jakob Hecker (1897–1969)
 * Michael Heckert (born 1950)
 * Elise Neumann Hedinger (1854–1923)
 * Carl Wilhelm von Heideck (1788–1861)
 * Wilhelm Heine (1827–1885)
 * Bettina Heinen-Ayech (1937–2020)
 * Thilo Heinzmann (born 1969)
 * Johannes Heisig (born 1953)
 * Werner Heldt (1904–1954)
 * Wilhelm Hempfing (1886–1948)
 * Hermann Hendrich (1854–1931)
 * Wilhelm Hensel (1794–1861)
 * Thomas Herbst (1848–1915)
 * Friedrich Herlin (c. 1425/30–1500)
 * Franz Georg Hermann (1692–1768)
 * Curt Herrmann (1854–1929)
 * Ludwig von Herterich (1856–1932)
 * Hermann Ottomar Herzog (1832–1932)
 * Heinrich Maria von Hess (1798–1863)
 * Karl Hess (1801–1874)
 * Peter von Hess (1792–1871)
 * Carle Hessay (1911–1978)
 * Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch (1758–1839)
 * Werner Heuser (1880–1964)
 * Adolf von Heydeck (1787–1856)
 * Ernst Hildebrand (1833–1924)
 * Eduard Hildebrandt (1818–1868)
 * Theodor Hildebrandt (1804–1874)
 * Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack (1893–1965)
 * Rudolf Hirth du Frênes (1846–1916)
 * Dora Hitz (1856–1924)
 * Hannah Höch (1889–1978)
 * Paul Hoecker (1854–1910)
 * Angelika Hoerle (1899–1923)
 * Bernhard Hoetger (1874–1949)
 * Heinrich Hofmann (1824–1911)
 * Ludwig von Hofmann (1861–1945)
 * Margret Hofheinz-Döring (1910–1994)
 * Hans Hofmann (1880–1966)
 * Otto Hofmann (1907–1996)
 * Hans Holbein the Elder (c. 1460–1524)
 * Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497–1543)
 * Hans-Jörg Holubitschka (1960–2016)
 * Johann Evangelist Holzer (1709–1740)
 * Helene Holzman (1891–1968)
 * Barbara Honigmann (born 1949)
 * Theodor Horschelt (1829–1871)
 * Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen (1857–1934)
 * Theodor Hosemann (1807–1875)
 * Woldemar Hottenroth (1802–1894)
 * Karl Hubbuch (1891–1979)
 * Julius Hübner (1806–1882)
 * Ulrich Hübner (1872–1932)
 * Juergen von Huendeberg (1922–1996)
 * Carl Hummel (1821–1907)
 * Maria Innocentia Hummel (1909–1946)
 * Otto Hupp (1859–1949)
 * Karl Hurm (1930–2019)
 * Auguste Hüssener (1789–1877)

I

 * Berthold Imhoff (1868–1939)
 * Jörg Immendorff (1945–2007)
 * Caspar Isenmann (1410–1484) (hypothetical)
 * Carl G. von Iwonski (1830–1912)

J

 * Otto Reinhold Jacobi (1812–1901)
 * Paul Emil Jacobs (1802–1866)
 * Willy Jaeckel (1888–1944)
 * Ferdinand Jagemann (1780–1820)
 * Gustav Jäger (1808–1871)
 * Karl Jäger (1888–1959)
 * Michael Jäger (born 1956)
 * Angelo Jank (1868–1940)
 * Christian Jank (1833–1888)
 * Peter Janssen (1844–1908)
 * Georg Jauss (1867–1922)
 * Carl Ludwig Jessen (1833–1917)
 * Ernst Jordan (1883–1948)
 * Rudolf Jordan (1810–1887)
 * Tina Juretzek (born 1952)
 * Manfred W. Jürgens (born 1956)
 * Paul Juvenel the Elder (1579–1643)

K

 * Johann Matthias Kager (1566–1634)
 * Leo Kahn (1894–1983)
 * Johannes Kahrs (born 1965)
 * Aris Kalaizis (born 1966)
 * Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth (1855–1928)
 * Maria Countess von Kalckreuth (1857–1897)
 * Patrick von Kalckreuth (1892–1970)
 * Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856–1924)
 * Arthur Kampf (1864–1950)
 * Albert Kappis (1836–1914)
 * Suzan Emine Kaube (born 1942)
 * Arthur Kaufmann (1888–1971)
 * Hugo Kauffmann (1844–1915)
 * Friedrich Kaulbach (1822–1903)
 * Friedrich August von Kaulbach (1850–1920)
 * Hermann von Kaulbach (1846–1909)
 * Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805–1874)
 * Ferdinand Keller (1842–1922)
 * Moritz Kellerhoven (1758–1830)
 * George Kenner (1888–1971)
 * Wolfgang Kermer (born 1935)
 * Marie von Keudell (1838–1918)
 * Chaim Kiewe (1912–1983)
 * Wilhelm Kimmich (1897–1986)
 * Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997)
 * Frank Kirchbach (1859–1912)
 * Günther C. Kirchberger (1928–2010)
 * Alexander Kircher (1867–1939)
 * Otto Kirchner (1887–1960)
 * Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938)
 * Johanna Kirsch (1856–1907)
 * Konrad Klapheck (1935–2023)
 * Mati Klarwein (1932–2002)
 * Anna Klein (1883–1941)
 * Johann Adam Klein (1792–1875)
 * Richard Klein (1890–1967)
 * Paul Kleinschmidt (1883–1949)
 * Leo von Klenze (1784–1864)
 * Heinrich Kley (1863–1945)
 * Max Klinger (1857–1920)
 * Friedrich August von Klinkowström (1778–1835)
 * Hans Kloss (1938–2018)
 * Robert Klümpen (born 1973)
 * Georg Klusemann (1942–1981)
 * Karl Knabl (1850–1904)
 * Hermann Knackfuß (1848–1915)
 * Johann Zacharias Kneller (1642–1702)
 * Heinrich Knirr (1862–1944)
 * Imi Knoebel (born 1940)
 * Hugo Knorr (1834–1904)
 * Wilhelm von Kobell (1766–1853)
 * Martin Kober (~1550–~1598)
 * Dora Koch-Stetter (1881–1968) (aka Dora Stetter)
 * Robert Koehler (1850–1917)
 * Matthias Koeppel (born 1937)
 * Wilhelm von Köln (1370s?)
 * Alois Kolb (1875–1942)
 * Heinrich Christoph Kolbe (1771–1836)
 * Helmut Kolle (1899–1931)
 * Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945)
 * Max Koner (1854–1900)
 * Leo von König (1871–1944)
 * Emma Körner (1788–1815)
 * Rudolf Kortokraks (1928–2014)
 * Theodor Kotsch (1818–1884)
 * Johann Peter Krafft (1780–1856)
 * Lambert Krahe (1712–1790)
 * August von Kreling (1819–1876)
 * Robert Kretschmer (1812–1872)
 * Conrad Faber von Kreuznach (c. 1500–1552/3)
 * Louis Krevel (1801–1876)
 * Karl Kröner (1887–1972)
 * Franz Krüger (1797–1857)
 * Sebastian Krüger (born 1963)
 * Christiane Kubrick (born 1932)
 * Gerhard von Kügelgen (1772–1820)
 * Karl von Kügelgen (1772–1832)
 * Wilhelm von Kügelgen (1802–1867)
 * Gotthardt Kuehl (1850–1915)
 * Ingo Kühl (born 1953)
 * Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert (1865–1926)
 * Konrad Kujau (1938–2000)
 * Friedrich Kunath (born 1974)

L

 * Curt Lahs (1893–1958)
 * Mark Lammert (born 1960)
 * Christian Landenberger (1862–1927)
 * Friedrich Lange (1834–1875)
 * Joseph Lange (1751–1831)
 * Julius Lange (1817–1878)
 * Arthur Langhammer (1854–1901)
 * Rainer Maria Latzke (born 1950)
 * Richard Lauchert (1823–1868)
 * Paul Lautensack (1478–1558)
 * Rudolf Lehmann (1819–1905)
 * Hildegard Lehnert (1857–1943)
 * Fridolin Leiber (1853–1912)
 * Ulrich Leman (1885–1988)
 * August Lemmer (1862–?)
 * Franz von Lenbach (1836–1904)
 * Reinhold Lepsius (1857–1922)
 * Sabine Lepsius (1864–1942)
 * Karl Friedrich Lessing (1808–1880)
 * Wolfgang Lettl (1919–2008)
 * August Leu (1818–1897)
 * Emanuel Leutze (1816–1868)
 * Sophie Ley (1849–1918)
 * Wilhelm Lichtenheld (1817–1891)
 * Max Liebermann (1847–1935)
 * Adolf Heinrich Lier (1826–1882)
 * Hermann Linde (1863–1923)
 * Heinrich Eduard Linde-Walther (1868–1939)
 * Richard Lindner (1901–1978)
 * Karl Friedrich Lippmann (1883–1957)
 * Emmy Lischke (1860–1919)
 * Clara Lobedan (1840–1918)
 * Stefan Lochner (c. 1410–1451)
 * Käthe Loewenthal (1878–1942)
 * August Löffler (1822–1866)
 * Ludwig von Löfftz (1845–1910)
 * Max Lohde (1845–1868)
 * Otto Lohmüller (born 1943)
 * Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler (1899–1940)
 * Bernard Lokai (born 1960)
 * David Lorenz (1856–1907)
 * Heinrich Lossow (1843–1897)
 * Károly Lotz (1833–1904)
 * Margarethe Loewe-Bethe (1859–1932)
 * Auguste Ludwig (1834–1901)
 * Friedrich Ludwig (1895–1970)
 * Jules Lunteschütz (1822–1893)
 * Markus Lüpertz (born 1941)
 * Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy (1863–1923)
 * Arnold Lyongrün (1871–1935)

M

 * Thilo Maatsch (1900–1983)
 * Heinz Mack (born 1931)
 * August Macke (1887–1914)
 * Fritz Mackensen (1866–1953)
 * Josef Madlener (1881–1967)
 * Alfred Mahlau (1894–1967)
 * Carl Malchin (1838–1923)
 * Christian Mali (1832–1906)
 * Lothar Malskat (1913–1988)
 * Jeanne Mammen (1890–1976)
 * Henriette Manigk (born 1968)
 * Johann Christian von Mannlich (1741–1822)
 * Jean Mannheim (1863–1945) German-born American
 * Ludwig Manzel (1858–1936)
 * Franz Marc (1880–1916)
 * Hans von Marées (1837–1887)
 * Carl von Marr (1858–1936)
 * Jacob Marrel (1613/4?–1681)
 * Johannes Martini (1866–1935)
 * Master of the Arboga altarpiece (fl. 1490–1525)
 * Master of the Drapery Studies (Heinrich Lützelmann) (fl. 1470–1500)
 * Master of the Karlsruhe Passion (Hans Hirtz?) (fl. 1421–1463)
 * Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece (fl. 1475–1510)
 * Fritz Maurischat (1893–1986)
 * Louis Mayer (1791–1843)
 * Jonathan Meese (born 1970)
 * Lothar Meggendorfer (1847–1925)
 * Ludwig Meidner (1884–1966)
 * Else Meidner (1901–1987)
 * Georg Meistermann (1911–1990)
 * Hans Memling (c. 1430–1494)
 * Peter Menne (born 1960)
 * Carlo Mense (1886–1965)
 * Adolph Menzel (1815–1905)
 * Joseph Anton Merz (1681–1750)
 * Pius Ferdinand Messerschmitt (1858–1915)
 * Friedrich Eduard Meyerheim (1808–1879)
 * Paul Friedrich Meyerheim (1842–1915)
 * Abraham Mignon (1640–1679)
 * Carl Julius Milde (1803–1875)
 * Amud Uwe Millies (1932–2008)
 * Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907)
 * Manfred Mohr (born 1938)
 * Christian Ernst Bernhard Morgenstern (1805–1867)
 * Wilhelm Morgner (1891–1917)
 * Sabine Moritz (born 1969)
 * Friedrich Mosbrugger (1804–1830)
 * Adolf Mosengel (1837–1885)
 * Georg Muche (1895–1987)
 * Heinrich Mücke (1806–1891)
 * Otto Mueller (1874–1930)
 * Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 1930)
 * Georg Mühlberg (1863–1925)
 * Fritz Mühlenweg (1898–1961)
 * Andreas Müller (1811–1890)
 * Heiko Müller (born 1968)
 * Maler Müller (1749–1825)
 * Otto Müller (1898–1979)
 * Victor Müller (1829–1871)
 * Paul Müller-Kaempff (1861–1941)
 * Gabriele Münter (1877–1962)
 * Gustav Mützel (1839–1893)
 * Johan van den Mynnesten (c. 1440–1504)

N

 * Charles Christian Nahl (1818–1878)
 * Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl (1833–1889)
 * Thomas von Nathusius (1866–1904)
 * August Natterer (1868–1933)
 * Julius Naue (1835–1907)
 * Ernst Wilhelm Nay (1902–1968)
 * Carl Nebel (1805–1855)
 * Otto Nebel (1892–1973)
 * Bernhard von Neher (1806–1886)
 * Rolf Nesch (1893–1975)
 * Caspar Netscher (1639–1684)
 * Gert Neuhaus (born 1939)
 * Andrea Neumann (1969–2020)
 * Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (1806–1882)
 * Jo Niemeyer (born 1946)
 * Wilhelm Theodor Nocken (1830–1905)
 * Emil Nolde (1867–1956)
 * Franz Nölken (1884–1918)
 * Bernt Notke (1435–1508/09?)
 * Felix Nussbaum (1904–1944)

O

 * Franz Ignaz Oefele (1721–1797)
 * Ernst Erwin Oehme (1831–1907)
 * Ernst Ferdinand Oehme (1797–1855)
 * August Friedrich Oelenhainz (1745–1804)
 * Theobald von Oer (1807–1885)
 * Hans Olde (1855–1917)
 * Friedrich von Olivier (1791–1859)
 * Walter Ophey (1882–1930)
 * Ernst Oppler (1867–1929)
 * David Ostrowski (born 1981)
 * Friedrich Overbeck (1789–1869)

P

 * Amalia Pachelbel (1688–1723)
 * Blinky Palermo (1943–1977)
 * Otto Pankok (1893–1966)
 * Louise von Panhuys (1763–1844)
 * Jürgen Partenheimer (born 1947)
 * Eduard Pechuel-Loesche (1840–1913)
 * Werner Peiner (1897–1984)
 * A. R. Penck (1939–2017)
 * Carl Gottlieb Peschel (1798–1879)
 * Johann Anton de Peters (1725–1795)
 * Heinrich Petersen-Angeln (1850–1906)
 * Wolfgang Petrick (born 1939)
 * Johann Baptist Pflug (1785–1866)
 * Martin Erich Philipp (1887–1978)
 * Otto Piene (1928–2014)
 * Ludwig Pietsch (1824–1911)
 * Bruno Piglhein (1848–1894)
 * Carl Theodor von Piloty (1826–1886)
 * Hartmut Piniek (born 1950)
 * Theodor Pixis (1831–1907)
 * Oscar Pletsch (1830–1888)
 * Hermann Pleuer (1863–1911)
 * Bernhard Plockhorst (1825–1907)
 * Alois Plum (born 1935)
 * Tobias Pock (1609–1683)
 * Leon Pohle (1841–1908)
 * Sigmar Polke (1941–2010)
 * Heinrich Pommerencke (1821–1873)
 * Eduard Wilhelm Pose (1812–1878)
 * Michael Mathias Prechtl (1926–2003)
 * Johann Daniel Preissler (1666–1737)
 * Hermann Prell (1854–1922)
 * Hermione von Preuschen (1854–1918)
 * Heimrad Prem (1934–1978)
 * Johann Georg Primavesi (1774–1855)
 * Hans Purrmann (1880–1966)
 * Doramaria Purschian (1890–1972)

Q

 * Franz Quaglio (1844–1920)
 * Simon Quaglio (1795–1878)
 * Silvia Quandt (born 1937)
 * Fritz Quant (1888–1933)
 * Otto Quante (1875–1947)
 * Curt Querner (1904–1976)
 * Tobias Querfurt (1660–1734)

R

 * Doris Raab (1851–1933)
 * Johann Leonhard Raab (1825–1899)
 * Johann Heinrich Ramberg (1763–1840)
 * Johann Anton Ramboux (1790–1866)
 * Lilo Ramdohr (1913–2013)
 * Lilo Rasch-Naegele (1914–1978)
 * Neo Rauch (born 1960)
 * Robert Hermann Raudner (1854–1915)
 * Karl Raupp (1837–1918)
 * Christopher Rave (1881–1933)
 * Hilla von Rebay (1890–1967)
 * Anita Rée (1885–1933)
 * Willy Reetz (1892–1963)
 * Theodor Rehbenitz (1791–1861)
 * Elke Rehder (born 1953)
 * Carl Theodor Reiffenstein (1820–1893)
 * Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein (1719–1793)
 * Heinrich Reinhold (1788–1825)
 * Robert Reinick (1805–1852)
 * Carl Reinhardt (1818–1877)
 * Karl Lorenz Rettich (1841–1904)
 * Moritz Retzsch (1779–1857)
 * Gerhardt Wilhelm von Reutern (1794–1865)
 * Ottilie Reylaender (1882-1965)
 * Gustav Richter (1823–1884)
 * Hans Richter (1888–1976)
 * Adrian Ludwig Richter (1803–1884)
 * Gerhard Richter (born 1932)
 * Johann Elias Ridinger (1698–1767)
 * August Riedel (1799–1883)
 * Franz Riepenhausen (1786–1831)
 * Johannes Riepenhausen (1787–1860)
 * Johann Christoph Rincklake (1764–1813)
 * Joachim Ringelnatz (1883–1934)
 * Wilhelm Ripe (1818–1885)
 * Otto Ritschl (1860–1944)
 * Paul Ritter (1829–1907)
 * Günter Rittner (1927–2020)
 * Lorenz Ritter (1832–1921)
 * Hartmut Ritzerfeld (1950–2024)
 * Theodor Rocholl (1854–1933)
 * Carl Röchling (1855–1920)
 * Bernhard Rode (1725–1797)
 * Hermen Rode (c. 1468–c. 1504)
 * Carl Rodeck (1841–1909)
 * Ottilie Roederstein (1859–1937)
 * Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947)
 * Julius Roeting (1822–1896)
 * Johann Martin von Rohden (1778–1868)
 * Stefan Roloff (born 1953)
 * Johann Heinrich Roos (1631–1685)
 * Johann Melchior Roos (1663–1731)
 * Philipp Peter Roos (1655–1706)
 * Theodor Roos (1638–1698)
 * Ludwig Rosenfelder (1813–1881)
 * Walter Alfred Rosam (1883–1916)
 * Mike Rose (1932–2006)
 * Waldemar Rösler (1882–1916)
 * Kurt Roth (1899–1975)
 * Ferdinand Rothbart (1823–1899)
 * Johannes Rottenhammer (1564–1625)
 * Christian Ruben (1805–1875)
 * Dieter Rübsaamen (born 1937)
 * Georg Philipp Rugendas (1666–1742)
 * Hans Hinrich Rundt (c. 1660–c. 1750)
 * Philipp Otto Runge (1777–1810)
 * Heinrich von Rustige (1810–1900)

S

 * Georg Saal (1817–1870)
 * Rolf Sackenheim (1921–2006)
 * Hubert Salentin (1822–1910)
 * Charlotte Salomon (1917–1943)
 * Joachim von Sandrart (1606–1688)
 * Georg Sauter (1866–1937)
 * Wilhelm Sauter (1896–1948)
 * Käte Schaller-Härlin (1877–1973)
 * Thomas Scheibitz (born 1968)
 * Wolfram Adalbert Scheffler (born 1956)
 * Auguste Schepp (1846–1905)
 * Osmar Schindler (1867–1927)
 * Adolf Schinnerer (1876–1949)
 * Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1807–1863)
 * Wilhelm Schirmer (1802–1866)
 * Eduard Schleich the Elder (1812–1874)
 * Oskar Schlemmer (1888–1943)
 * Thea Schleusner (1879–1964)
 * Hans-Jürgen Schlieker (1924–2004)
 * Eberhard Schlotter (1921–2014)
 * Torsten Schlüter (born 1959)
 * Georg Friedrich Schmidt (1712–1775)
 * Joost Schmidt (1893–1948)
 * Julia Schmidt (born 1976)
 * Jürgen Schmitt (born 1949)
 * Max Schmidt (1818–1901)
 * Gerda Schmidt-Panknin (1920–2021)
 * Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884–1976)
 * Ruth Schmidt Stockhausen (1922-2014)
 * Marc Schmitz (born 1963)
 * Bertha Schrader (1845–1920)
 * Leopold Schmutzler (1864–1940)
 * Friedrich Schneider (1786–1853)
 * Paul Schneider (1884–1969)
 * Sascha Schneider (1870–1927)
 * Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken (1876–1943)
 * Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794–1872)
 * Otto Scholderer (1834–1902)
 * Georg Scholz (1890–1945)
 * Karl Schorn (1803–1850)
 * Ludwig Schongauer (c. 1440–1494)
 * Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (1609–1684)
 * Julius Schoppe (1795–1868)
 * Georg Schrimpf (1889–1938)
 * Adolf Schreyer (1828–1899)
 * Lothar Schreyer (1886–1966)
 * Hans Schröder (1931–2010)
 * Werner Schramm (1898–1970)
 * Liselotte Schramm-Heckmann (1904–1995)
 * Daniel Schultz (1615–1683)
 * Bernard Schultze (1915–2005)
 * Fritz W. Schulz (1884–1962)
 * Emil Schumacher (1912–1999)
 * Wilhelm Schütze (1807–1878)
 * Fritz Schwegler (1935–2014)
 * Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926)
 * Otto Schwerdgeburth (1835–1866)
 * Martel Schwichtenberg (1896–1945)
 * Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948)
 * Lothar von Seebach (1853–1930)
 * Adolf Seel (1829–1907)
 * Else Sehrig-Vehling (1897–1994)
 * Louise Seidler (1786–1866)
 * Joseph Anton Settegast (1813–1890)
 * Christian Seybold (1695–1768)
 * Oskar Seyffert (1862–1940)
 * Arthur Siebelist (1870–1945)
 * Clara Siewert (1862–1945)
 * Ludovike Simanowiz (1759–1827)
 * Richard Simon (1898–1993)
 * Franz Skarbina (1849–1910)
 * Dirk Skreber (born 1961)
 * Maria Slavona (1865–1931)
 * Max Slevogt (1868–1932)
 * Karl Ferdinand Sohn (1805–1867)
 * Karl Rudolf Sohn (1845–1908)
 * Richard Sohn (1834–1912)
 * Wilhelm Sohn (1830–1899)
 * Alfred Sohn-Rethel (1875–1958)
 * Else Sohn-Rethel (1853–1933)
 * Karli Sohn-Rethel (1882–1966)
 * Otto Sohn-Rethel (1877–1949)
 * Daniel Soreau (c. 1560–1619)
 * Isaak Soreau (1604–1644)
 * Michael Sowa (born 1945)
 * August Specht (1849–1923)
 * Friedrich Specht (1839–1909)
 * Erwin Speckter (1806–1835)
 * Johann Sperl (1840–1914)
 * Walter Spies (1895–1942)
 * Eugene Spiro (1874–1972)
 * Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885)
 * Hans Springinklee (c. 1490/5–c. 1540)
 * Gertrud Staats (1859–1938)
 * Anton Stankowski (1906–1998)
 * Carl Steffeck (1818–1890)
 * Jakob Steinhardt (1887–1968)
 * Hermann Stenner (1891–1914)
 * David D. Stern (born 1956)
 * Robert Sterl (1867–1932)
 * Joseph Karl Stieler (1781–1858)
 * Franz Seraph Stirnbrand (c. 1788/94–1882)
 * Dora Stock (1760–1832)
 * Minna Stocks (1846–1928)
 * Curt Stoermer (1891–1976)
 * Fritz Stoltenberg (1855–1921)
 * Eva Stort (1855–1936)
 * Sebastian Stoskopff (1597–1657)
 * Willy Stöwer (1864–1931)
 * Paul Strecker (1898–1950)
 * Bernhard Strigel (c. 1461–1528)
 * Helene Marie Stromeyer (1834–1924)
 * Hermann Struck (1876–1944)
 * Franz von Stuck (1863–1928)
 * Fritz Stuckenberg (1881–1944)
 * Absolon Stumme (?–1499)
 * Emil Stumpp (1886–1941)
 * Helmut Sturm (1932–2008)
 * Rudolph Suhrlandt (1781–1862)
 * Florian Süssmayr (born 1963)
 * Stefan Szczesny (born 1951)

T

 * Ruben Talberg (born 1964)
 * Wilhelm Ternite (1786–1871)
 * Ebba Tesdorpf (1851–1920)
 * Heinz Tetzner (1920–2007)
 * Anna Dorothea Therbusch (1721–1782)
 * Arthur Thiele (1860–1936)
 * Ludwig Thiersch (1825–1909)
 * Hans Thoma (1839–1924)
 * Paul Thumann (1834–1908)
 * Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1722–1789)
 * Johann Jacob Tischbein (1725–1791)
 * Johann Valentin Tischbein (1715–1768)
 * Ernst Toepfer (1877–1955)
 * Christiaan Tonnis (born 1956)
 * Gero Trauth (born 1942)
 * Hann Trier (1915–1999)
 * Wilhelm Trübner (1851–1917)

U

 * Otto Ubbelohde (1867–1922)
 * Günther Uecker (born 1930)
 * Philipp Uffenbach (1566–1636)
 * Fritz von Uhde (1848–1911)
 * Maria Uhden (1892–1918)
 * Fred Uhlman (1901–1985)
 * Lesser Ury (1861–1931)
 * Adolf Uzarski (1885–1970)

V

 * Johannes Veit (1790–1854)
 * Philipp Veit (1793–1877)
 * Henry Vianden (1814–1899)
 * Clara Vogedes (1892–1983)
 * Hugo Vogel (1855–1934)
 * Heinrich Vogeler (1872–1942)
 * Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (1788–1868)
 * Karl Völker (1889–1962)
 * Max Volkhart (1848–1924)
 * Adolph Friedrich Vollmer (1806–1875)
 * Friedrich Voltz (1817–1886)
 * Johann Michael Voltz (1784–1858)
 * Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart (1899–1962)
 * Wolf Vostell (1932–1998)

W

 * Karl Wilhelm Wach (1787–1845)
 * Friedrich Wachenhusen (1859–1925)
 * Carl Wagner (1796–1867)
 * Johann Salomon Wahl (1689–1765)
 * Paul Wallat (1879–1964)
 * Horst Walter (1936–2012)
 * Petrus Wandrey (1939–2012)
 * Corinne Wasmuht (born 1964)
 * Max Peiffer Watenphul (1896–1976)
 * August Weber (1817–1873)
 * Felix Weber (born 1965)
 * Paul Weber (1823–1916)
 * Johannes Wechtlin (c. 1480–?)
 * Karl Weinmair (1906–1944)
 * Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1758–1828)
 * Theodor Leopold Weller (1802–1880)
 * Gottlieb Welté (1745–1792)
 * Anton von Werner (1843–1915)
 * Eberhard Werner (1924–2002)
 * Brigitta Westphal (born 1944)
 * Friedrich Bernhard Westphal (1803–1844)
 * Sascha Wiederhold (1904–1962)
 * Christian Wilberg (1839–1882)
 * Ludwig Wilding (1927–2010)
 * August von Wille (1828–1887)
 * Michael Willmann (1630–1706)
 * Albert Windisch (1878–1967)
 * Fritz Winter (1905–1976)
 * Harald Winter (born 1953)
 * Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805–1873)
 * Hermann Wislicenus (1825–1899)
 * Adolf Wissel (1894–1973)
 * Johann Michael Wittmer (1802–1880)
 * Edmund Wodick (1816–1886)
 * Christoph Wilhelm Wohlien (1811–1869)
 * Karla Woisnitza (born 1952)
 * Julie Wolfthorn (1864–1944)
 * Joseph Wolf (1820–1899)
 * Balduin Wolff (1819–1907)
 * Michael Wolgemut (1434–1519)
 * Gert Heinrich Wollheim (1894–1974)
 * Walter Womacka (1925–2010)
 * Georg Philipp Wörlen (1886–1954)
 * Franz Wulfhagen (c. 1624–1670)
 * Paul Wunderlich (1927–2010)
 * Noah Wunsch (born 1970)
 * Nicholas Wurmser (1298–1367)

Z

 * Erich Zander (1889–1965)
 * Herbert Zangs (1924–2003)
 * Ernst Zehle (1876–1940)
 * Johann Eleazar Zeissig (1737–1806)
 * Bartholomäus Zeitblom (c. 1450–c. 1519)
 * Wolfgang Zelmer (born 1948)
 * Alexander Zick (1845–1907)
 * Januarius Zick (1730–1797)
 * Adolf Ziegler (1892–1959)
 * Hans-Peter Zimmer (1936–1992)
 * Adolf Zimmermann (1799–1859)
 * Albert Zimmermann (1808–1888)
 * Clemens von Zimmermann (1788–1869)
 * Johann Baptist Zimmermann (1680–1758)
 * Max Zimmermann (1811–1878)
 * Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann (1815–1893)
 * Richard Zimmermann (1820–1875)
 * Robert Zimmermann (1815–1864)
 * Thomas Zipp (born 1966)
 * Heinrich von Zügel (1850–1941)
 * Anton Zwengauer (1810–1884)
 * Anton Georg Zwengauer (1850–1928)
 * Gustav Philipp Zwinger (1779–1819)
 * Oskar Zwintscher (1870–1916)