Painter, printmaker, draughtsman and writer, born in Eschwege, Germany, whose early years are vague. He graduated from the Weimar Art School, studied with Henri Van de Velde and ran the Litz design studios in Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1933, being Jewish in Nazi Germany, he decided to move to England, his family following. Lived in Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire. Worked as a commercial artist for London stores, such as Simpson and Swears and Wells. He was interned early in World War II, in 1941 publishing his experiences of this as Never Mind Mr Lom (he signed some work LOM, a name used by his friends). Showed at Ryman’s in Oxford, 1934; had a memorial show at Ben Uri in 1954; and was given a solo show at John Denham Gallery in 1986. Lomnitz latterly suffered from Parkinson’s Disease and his work became looser and more mystical.