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Born 1940. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
Martha Jungwirth studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where she also worked as a lecturer from 1967 to 1977. She was the only woman to belong to the "Realities" group of artists,... Read full biography
Martha Jungwirth studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where she also worked as a lecturer from 1967 to 1977. She was the only woman to belong to the "Realities" group of artists, which was promoted by Otto Breicha and presented in a legendary exhibition at the Secession in 1968. At... Read full biography
Martha Jungwirth studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where she also worked as a lecturer from 1967 to 1977. She was the only woman to belong to the "Realities" group of artists, which was promoted by Otto Breicha and presented in a legendary exhibition at the Secession in 1968. At the time, this figuratively oriented art represented a counterpoint to the tendencies of Fantastic Realism and Informel that dominated Vienna.Martha Jungwirth, unimpressed by contemporary artistic... Read full biography
Martha Jungwirth studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where she also worked as a lecturer from 1967 to 1977. She was the only woman to belong to the "Realities" group of artists, which was promoted by Otto Breicha and presented in a legendary exhibition at the Secession in 1968. At the time, this figuratively oriented art represented a counterpoint to the tendencies of Fantastic Realism and Informel that dominated Vienna.Martha Jungwirth, unimpressed by contemporary artistic trends, developed an independent style at the interface of abstract and figurative painting. Although Jungwirth received high awards early on with the "Theodor Körner Prize" (1964) and the "Joan Mirò Prize" (1966) and her pictures were shown at the... Read full biography
Martha Jungwirth studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where she also worked as a lecturer from 1967 to 1977. She was the only woman to belong to the "Realities" group of artists, which was promoted by Otto Breicha and presented in a legendary exhibition at the Secession in 1968. At the time, this figuratively oriented art represented a counterpoint to the tendencies of Fantastic Realism and Informel that dominated Vienna.Martha Jungwirth, unimpressed by contemporary artistic trends, developed an independent style at the interface of abstract and figurative painting. Although Jungwirth received high awards early on with the "Theodor Körner Prize" (1964) and the "Joan Mirò Prize" (1966) and her pictures were shown at the documenta 6 (1977) in Kassel, the great success remained first off. Enthusiasm for her work has only grown in recent years –... Read full biography
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Martha Jungwirth studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where she also worked as a lecturer from 1967 to 1977. She was the only woman to belong to the "Realities" group of artists, which was promoted by Otto Breicha and presented in a legendary exhibition at the Secession in 1968.
At the time, this figuratively oriented art represented a counterpoint to the tendencies of Fantastic Realism and Informel that dominated Vienna.Martha Jungwirth, unimpressed by contemporary artistic trends, developed an independent style at the interface of abstract and figurative painting.
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