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Born 1933. Known for: Painting.
Gunter Richter was a German painter and graphic artist born in 1933 in Meißen. He had an apprenticeship as modeler at the state porcelain manufactory Meißen from 1949-53. Richter studied at the... Read full biography
Gunter Richter was a German painter and graphic artist born in 1933 in Meißen. He had an apprenticeship as modeler at the state porcelain manufactory Meißen from 1949-53. Richter studied at the Academy of Visual Arts (HGB) Leipzig from 1953-58, under Emil Koch and Bernhard Heisig. He did freelance... Read full biography
Gunter Richter was a German painter and graphic artist born in 1933 in Meißen. He had an apprenticeship as modeler at the state porcelain manufactory Meißen from 1949-53. Richter studied at the Academy of Visual Arts (HGB) Leipzig from 1953-58, under Emil Koch and Bernhard Heisig. He did freelance in Leipzig and was active as an exhibition designer and graphic artist for Agra-Markkleeberg (GDR agricultural exhibition). Richter was co-founder in 1972 and director of Grafikbörse Leipzig from... Read full biography
Gunter Richter was a German painter and graphic artist born in 1933 in Meißen. He had an apprenticeship as modeler at the state porcelain manufactory Meißen from 1949-53. Richter studied at the Academy of Visual Arts (HGB) Leipzig from 1953-58, under Emil Koch and Bernhard Heisig. He did freelance in Leipzig and was active as an exhibition designer and graphic artist for Agra-Markkleeberg (GDR agricultural exhibition). Richter was co-founder in 1972 and director of Grafikbörse Leipzig from 1976-82. Richter was a lecturer in the youth studio of the Lindenaumuseum Altenburg from 1989-92. He had a teaching position at HGB Leipzig in 1990. Richter received various honours, including the Art Prize of the City of Leipzig in 1981. He was a member... Read full biography
Gunter Richter was a German painter and graphic artist born in 1933 in Meißen. He had an apprenticeship as modeler at the state porcelain manufactory Meißen from 1949-53. Richter studied at the Academy of Visual Arts (HGB) Leipzig from 1953-58, under Emil Koch and Bernhard Heisig. He did freelance in Leipzig and was active as an exhibition designer and graphic artist for Agra-Markkleeberg (GDR agricultural exhibition). Richter was co-founder in 1972 and director of Grafikbörse Leipzig from 1976-82. Richter was a lecturer in the youth studio of the Lindenaumuseum Altenburg from 1989-92. He had a teaching position at HGB Leipzig in 1990. Richter received various honours, including the Art Prize of the City of Leipzig in 1981. He was a member of the VBK of the GDR. Richter exhibited in Leipzig, Altenburg, Leisnig, Vienna, Augsburg, Munich, Coburg, the Venice Biennale, a... Read full biography
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Gunter Richter was a German painter and graphic artist born in 1933 in Meißen. He had an apprenticeship as modeler at the state porcelain manufactory Meißen from 1949-53. Richter studied at the Academy of Visual Arts (HGB) Leipzig from 1953-58, under Emil Koch and Bernhard Heisig. He did freelance in Leipzig and was active as an exhibition designer and graphic artist for Agra-Markkleeberg (GDR agricultural exhibition).
Richter was co-founder in 1972 and director of Grafikbörse Leipzig from 1976-82. Richter was a lecturer in the youth studio of the Lindenaumuseum Altenburg from 1989-92. He had a teaching position at HGB Leipzig in 1990. Richter received various honours, including the Art Prize of the City of Leipzig in 1981. He w...But wait, there's more...
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