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Born 1941 Neumarkt am Wallersee, Austria. Known for: Painting, drawing, engraving, sculpture.
Christoph Kiefhaber was born in 1941 in Neumarkt am Wallersee in Austria. At the age of only 13, he started studying art at the International Summer Academy directed by Oskar Kokoschka. Later, he... Read full biography
Christoph Kiefhaber was born in 1941 in Neumarkt am Wallersee in Austria. At the age of only 13, he started studying art at the International Summer Academy directed by Oskar Kokoschka. Later, he studied at Dublin University before enrolling at the school of fine arts in Vienna. Owing to his... Read full biography
Christoph Kiefhaber was born in 1941 in Neumarkt am Wallersee in Austria. At the age of only 13, he started studying art at the International Summer Academy directed by Oskar Kokoschka. Later, he studied at Dublin University before enrolling at the school of fine arts in Vienna. Owing to his middle-class education, he became a successful accountant and worked for a big company, but he never interrupted his artistic activities and continued to attend the Vienna School of Fine Arts under Fritz... Read full biography
Christoph Kiefhaber was born in 1941 in Neumarkt am Wallersee in Austria. At the age of only 13, he started studying art at the International Summer Academy directed by Oskar Kokoschka. Later, he studied at Dublin University before enrolling at the school of fine arts in Vienna. Owing to his middle-class education, he became a successful accountant and worked for a big company, but he never interrupted his artistic activities and continued to attend the Vienna School of Fine Arts under Fritz Martinz. His first works reveal his youthful passion for archaeology and his fascination with puppets and dolls, which he playfully deconstructs in his artwork. His later works, instead, show the influence of Picasso and Mirò and the fantastic,... Read full biography
Christoph Kiefhaber was born in 1941 in Neumarkt am Wallersee in Austria. At the age of only 13, he started studying art at the International Summer Academy directed by Oskar Kokoschka. Later, he studied at Dublin University before enrolling at the school of fine arts in Vienna. Owing to his middle-class education, he became a successful accountant and worked for a big company, but he never interrupted his artistic activities and continued to attend the Vienna School of Fine Arts under Fritz Martinz. His first works reveal his youthful passion for archaeology and his fascination with puppets and dolls, which he playfully deconstructs in his artwork. His later works, instead, show the influence of Picasso and Mirò and the fantastic, dream-like world they represent in their works. Kiefhaber transforms this input into a language of his own, made... Read full biography
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Christoph Kiefhaber was born in 1941 in Neumarkt am Wallersee in Austria. At the age of only 13, he started studying art at the International Summer Academy directed by Oskar Kokoschka. Later, he studied at Dublin University before enrolling at the school of fine arts in Vienna.
Owing to his middle-class education, he became a successful accountant and worked for a big company, but he never interrupted his artistic activities and continued to attend the Vienna School of Fine Arts under Fritz Martinz.
His first works reveal his youthful passion for archaeology and his fascination with puppets and dolls, which he playfully deconstructs in his artwork. His later works, instead, show the influence of Pic...But wait, there's more...
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