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1933 Vienna, Austria - 1997 Vienna, Austria. Known for: Fantastic realist painting and drawing, abstraction, avant-garde.
Helmut Leherb (14 March 1933 – 28 June 1997) was an Austrian artist and representative of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism*, which is close to Surrealism*. He was born Helmut Leherbauer in... Read full biography
Helmut Leherb (14 March 1933 – 28 June 1997) was an Austrian artist and representative of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism*, which is close to Surrealism*. He was born Helmut Leherbauer in Vienna and is also known as Maître Leherb. He was the son of a school headmaster who died in 1945 after... Read full biography
Helmut Leherb (14 March 1933 – 28 June 1997) was an Austrian artist and representative of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism*, which is close to Surrealism*. He was born Helmut Leherbauer in Vienna and is also known as Maître Leherb. He was the son of a school headmaster who died in 1945 after the liberation of Austria as a result of National Socialist imprisonment. Helmut Leherbauer graduated from the Hernalser Gymnasium Geblergasse in Vienna in 1951 and studied at the University of... Read full biography
Helmut Leherb (14 March 1933 – 28 June 1997) was an Austrian artist and representative of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism*, which is close to Surrealism*. He was born Helmut Leherbauer in Vienna and is also known as Maître Leherb. He was the son of a school headmaster who died in 1945 after the liberation of Austria as a result of National Socialist imprisonment. Helmut Leherbauer graduated from the Hernalser Gymnasium Geblergasse in Vienna in 1951 and studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the Stockholm Royal Academy (Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts) from 1948 to 1954. In 1955 he moved back to Vienna to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts* in the class of Albert Paris Gütersloh, where he witnessed the direct... Read full biography
Helmut Leherb (14 March 1933 – 28 June 1997) was an Austrian artist and representative of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism*, which is close to Surrealism*. He was born Helmut Leherbauer in Vienna and is also known as Maître Leherb. He was the son of a school headmaster who died in 1945 after the liberation of Austria as a result of National Socialist imprisonment. Helmut Leherbauer graduated from the Hernalser Gymnasium Geblergasse in Vienna in 1951 and studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the Stockholm Royal Academy (Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts) from 1948 to 1954. In 1955 he moved back to Vienna to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts* in the class of Albert Paris Gütersloh, where he witnessed the direct confrontation with Surrealism*. Gütersloh co-founded the Art Club and is considered the founder of the Vienna School of Fantas... Read full biography
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Helmut Leherb (14 March 1933 – 28 June 1997) was an Austrian artist and representative of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism*, which is close to Surrealism*. He was born Helmut Leherbauer in Vienna and is also known as Maître Leherb.
He was the son of a school headmaster who died in 1945 after the liberation of Austria as a result of National Socialist imprisonment. Helmut Leherbauer graduated from the Hernalser Gymnasium Geblergasse in Vienna in 1951 and studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the Stockholm Royal Academy (Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts) from 1948 to 1954.
In 1955 he moved back to Vienna to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts* in the class of Albert Paris Gütersloh, where ...But wait, there's more...
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