Volker Harlan was born in 1938 in Dresden, Germany, and studied theology, biology and history of art. He is a priest in the Christian Community and lectures in science and aesthetics at a number of colleges. His publications include books on history of art, particularly Paul Klee and Joseph Beuys. He lives in Bochum, Germany.
Ninetta Sombart was born in 1925 and grew up in Berlin in the house of the renowned economist and social scientist Werner Sombart. In 1947 she married, moved to America and had four children. To earn a living she began to paint to overwhelming public acclaim. In 1962 she returned to Europe where she managed the advertising department of an industrial concern in Basel. Since 1978 she has lived in Arlesheim, Switzerland, and devotes all her time to painting.
