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1911 - 1973. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
Heinz Leinfellner was born in 1911. Being a native from Slovenia, Leinfellner attended the School of Applied Arts in Graz, from 1927 to 1930. He was then a student of Anton Hanak (1875-1934) and... Read full biography
Heinz Leinfellner was born in 1911. Being a native from Slovenia, Leinfellner attended the School of Applied Arts in Graz, from 1927 to 1930. He was then a student of Anton Hanak (1875-1934) and Josef Mullner (1879-1968) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, from 1932 to 1940. In the following... Read full biography
Heinz Leinfellner was born in 1911. Being a native from Slovenia, Leinfellner attended the School of Applied Arts in Graz, from 1927 to 1930. He was then a student of Anton Hanak (1875-1934) and Josef Mullner (1879-1968) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, from 1932 to 1940. In the following years, from 1948 to 1952, Leinfellner became assistant to Fritz Wotruba (1907-1975), whose style influenced him a great deal. He gained further inspiration by the design principles of Anton Hanak and... Read full biography
Heinz Leinfellner was born in 1911. Being a native from Slovenia, Leinfellner attended the School of Applied Arts in Graz, from 1927 to 1930. He was then a student of Anton Hanak (1875-1934) and Josef Mullner (1879-1968) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, from 1932 to 1940. In the following years, from 1948 to 1952, Leinfellner became assistant to Fritz Wotruba (1907-1975), whose style influenced him a great deal. He gained further inspiration by the design principles of Anton Hanak and Henry Moore (1898-1986). Since 1972, Leinfellner was professor of ceramic sculpture at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna. Among his most important exhibitions are the Venice Biennale in 1954 and his contribution to the documenta 2 (1959) in Kassel.... Read full biography
Heinz Leinfellner was born in 1911. Being a native from Slovenia, Leinfellner attended the School of Applied Arts in Graz, from 1927 to 1930. He was then a student of Anton Hanak (1875-1934) and Josef Mullner (1879-1968) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, from 1932 to 1940. In the following years, from 1948 to 1952, Leinfellner became assistant to Fritz Wotruba (1907-1975), whose style influenced him a great deal. He gained further inspiration by the design principles of Anton Hanak and Henry Moore (1898-1986). Since 1972, Leinfellner was professor of ceramic sculpture at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna. Among his most important exhibitions are the Venice Biennale in 1954 and his contribution to the documenta 2 (1959) in Kassel.
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Heinz Leinfellner was born in 1911. Being a native from Slovenia, Leinfellner attended the School of Applied Arts in Graz, from 1927 to 1930. He was then a student of Anton Hanak (1875-1934) and Josef Mullner (1879-1968) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, from 1932 to 1940.
In the following years, from 1948 to 1952, Leinfellner became assistant to Fritz Wotruba (1907-1975), whose style influenced him a great deal. He gained further inspiration by the design principles of Anton Hanak and Henry Moore (1898-1986).
Since 1972, Leinfellner was professor of ceramic sculpture at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna. Among his most important exhibitions are the Venice Biennale in 1954 and his contributio...But wait, there's more...
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