Facts: - death place: new york city , united states - bgcolour: # 6495ed - training: brooklyn museum art school escuela de pintura y escultura - birth name: herbert aach - death date: october 13 , 1985 - field: painting writing - elected: president , artists technical research institute - birth date: march 24 , 1923 - name: herb aach - nationality: american - birth place: cologne , germany Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of herb aach .
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herb aach -lrb- 1923 -- 1985 -rrb- was an american painter and writer .aach 's painting style is known for its intense and well placed pigmentation , which stemmed from his deep interest in color theory and color relationships .this interest in color theory and philosophy would lead him to write one of the most notable translations of '' goethe 's color theory '' .