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1923 Neubistritz, Austria - 1974 Vienna, Austrlia. Known for: Abstract painting, sculpture, collage and graphic art.
Gerhard Swoboda (born January 24, 1923 Neubistritz, † July 11, 1974 in Vienna) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist. Already in 1926 Gerhard Swoboda moved with his family to Vienna. After an... Read full biography
Gerhard Swoboda (born January 24, 1923 Neubistritz, † July 11, 1974 in Vienna) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist. Already in 1926 Gerhard Swoboda moved with his family to Vienna. After an aborted medical studies, he studied from 1946 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, including as a... Read full biography
Gerhard Swoboda (born January 24, 1923 Neubistritz, † July 11, 1974 in Vienna) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist. Already in 1926 Gerhard Swoboda moved with his family to Vienna. After an aborted medical studies, he studied from 1946 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, including as a master student of the sculptor Fritz Wotruba. Later he turned to painting. His first solo exhibitions took place in 1949 in the gallery Würthle and 1951 in the Vienna Konzerthaus. At the Venice Biennale... Read full biography
Gerhard Swoboda (born January 24, 1923 Neubistritz, † July 11, 1974 in Vienna) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist. Already in 1926 Gerhard Swoboda moved with his family to Vienna. After an aborted medical studies, he studied from 1946 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, including as a master student of the sculptor Fritz Wotruba. Later he turned to painting. His first solo exhibitions took place in 1949 in the gallery Würthle and 1951 in the Vienna Konzerthaus. At the Venice Biennale in 1950 he was represented as a sculptor and four years later as a graphic artist. In 1952 he exhibited at the Biennale of São Paulo. Gerhard Swoboda was a member of the Art Club, the Vienna Secession and taught at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.... Read full biography
Gerhard Swoboda (born January 24, 1923 Neubistritz, † July 11, 1974 in Vienna) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist. Already in 1926 Gerhard Swoboda moved with his family to Vienna. After an aborted medical studies, he studied from 1946 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, including as a master student of the sculptor Fritz Wotruba. Later he turned to painting. His first solo exhibitions took place in 1949 in the gallery Würthle and 1951 in the Vienna Konzerthaus. At the Venice Biennale in 1950 he was represented as a sculptor and four years later as a graphic artist. In 1952 he exhibited at the Biennale of São Paulo. Gerhard Swoboda was a member of the Art Club, the Vienna Secession and taught at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Source:. Wikipedia, 2019
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Gerhard Swoboda (born January 24, 1923 Neubistritz, † July 11, 1974 in Vienna) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist.
Already in 1926 Gerhard Swoboda moved with his family to Vienna. After an aborted medical studies, he studied from 1946 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, including as a master student of the sculptor Fritz Wotruba. Later he turned to painting.
His first solo exhibitions took place in 1949 in the gallery Würthle and 1951 in the Vienna Konzerthaus. At the Venice Biennale in 1950 he was represented as a sculptor and four years later as a graphic artist.
In 1952 he exhibited at the Biennale of São Paulo. Gerhard Swoboda was a member of the Art Club, the Vienna Secession and taught at the Academy of Fi...But wait, there's more...
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