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Leopold Birstinger BIOGRAPHY
1903 Vienna - 1983. Known for: Painting.
Born in Vienna in 1903, Leopold Birstinger led a very secluded life and was a distant part of the Viennese avant-garde scene, even if Otto Mauer was one of his earliest friends. Birstinger began his... Read full biography
Born in Vienna in 1903, Leopold Birstinger led a very secluded life and was a distant part of the Viennese avant-garde scene, even if Otto Mauer was one of his earliest friends. Birstinger began his studies in 1926 at the Academy of Fine Arts at Charles Sterrer, where he met Rudolf Szyszkowitz,... Read full biography
Born in Vienna in 1903, Leopold Birstinger led a very secluded life and was a distant part of the Viennese avant-garde scene, even if Otto Mauer was one of his earliest friends. Birstinger began his studies in 1926 at the Academy of Fine Arts at Charles Sterrer, where he met Rudolf Szyszkowitz, Karl Weiser and Max Weiler, who soon belonged together with Birstinger, to the closer circle of the so-called new territory artist. Birstinger developed a distinctive personal style early on and turned... Read full biography
Born in Vienna in 1903, Leopold Birstinger led a very secluded life and was a distant part of the Viennese avant-garde scene, even if Otto Mauer was one of his earliest friends. Birstinger began his studies in 1926 at the Academy of Fine Arts at Charles Sterrer, where he met Rudolf Szyszkowitz, Karl Weiser and Max Weiler, who soon belonged together with Birstinger, to the closer circle of the so-called new territory artist. Birstinger developed a distinctive personal style early on and turned the focus of his artistic interest to his own world. After completing his studies in 1934 Birstinger went to Italy for a year. The stay was informative for him but not because of the Italian art, but because of Fauvism, which he sat down to closely... Read full biography
Born in Vienna in 1903, Leopold Birstinger led a very secluded life and was a distant part of the Viennese avant-garde scene, even if Otto Mauer was one of his earliest friends. Birstinger began his studies in 1926 at the Academy of Fine Arts at Charles Sterrer, where he met Rudolf Szyszkowitz, Karl Weiser and Max Weiler, who soon belonged together with Birstinger, to the closer circle of the so-called new territory artist. Birstinger developed a distinctive personal style early on and turned the focus of his artistic interest to his own world. After completing his studies in 1934 Birstinger went to Italy for a year. The stay was informative for him but not because of the Italian art, but because of Fauvism, which he sat down to closely examine for the first time. His affinity to Henri Matisse and André Derain is particularly clear from the 40s on,... Read full biography
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Born in Vienna in 1903, Leopold Birstinger led a very secluded life and was a distant part of the Viennese avant-garde scene, even if Otto Mauer was one of his earliest friends.
Birstinger began his studies in 1926 at the Academy of Fine Arts at Charles Sterrer, where he met Rudolf Szyszkowitz, Karl Weiser and Max Weiler, who soon belonged together with Birstinger, to the closer circle of the so-called new territory artist. Birstinger developed a distinctive personal style early on and turned the focus of his artistic interest to his own world.
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