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katrin alvarez güstrow , mecklenburg , germany 180px self-taught german allan cannes azur exhibition . edwards award , gold medal in the m.c.a. painting 9 july 1944 katrin alvarez portrait.jpg katrin alvarez
 katrin alvarez
katrin alvarez

katrin alvarez -lrb- born 9 july 1944 -rrb- is a german contemporary painter with an international reputation for surreal yet highly realistic works .
she is a self-taught artist and has a background in journalism and writing .
