Otto Pilny

Otto Pilny ( born June 28, 1866 in Budweis, † July 22, 1936 in Zurich ) was a Swiss painter who made ​​off with motifs from the Orient a name. He knew the Orient by various travel firsthand and was court painter of the Viceroy of Egypt.

Pilnys son Alexander Otto Pilny ( born March 22, 1897 in Zurich, † March 17, 1958 in Zurich ) was also a painter, but it was limited to views of the city of Zurich. Whose works are often mistakenly attributed to the father.