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Born 1940 Eisenstadt, Austria. Known for: Abstract painting.
Peter Pongratz was born in Eisenstadt in 1940 and grew up in Graz, where he spent his youth as a percussionist in various jazz bands. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from... Read full biography
Peter Pongratz was born in Eisenstadt in 1940 and grew up in Graz, where he spent his youth as a percussionist in various jazz bands. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1960 to 1963 and then attended the University of Fine Arts in Berlin from 1963 to 1964. From 1966 to... Read full biography
Peter Pongratz was born in Eisenstadt in 1940 and grew up in Graz, where he spent his youth as a percussionist in various jazz bands. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1960 to 1963 and then attended the University of Fine Arts in Berlin from 1963 to 1964. From 1966 to 1970 he worked as an assistant for Max Weiler at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. eter Pongratz was one of the founding members of the Wirklichkeiten (Realities) Group, together with Wolfgang... Read full biography
Peter Pongratz was born in Eisenstadt in 1940 and grew up in Graz, where he spent his youth as a percussionist in various jazz bands. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1960 to 1963 and then attended the University of Fine Arts in Berlin from 1963 to 1964. From 1966 to 1970 he worked as an assistant for Max Weiler at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. eter Pongratz was one of the founding members of the Wirklichkeiten (Realities) Group, together with Wolfgang Herzig, Martha Jungwirth, Kurt Kocherscheidt, Franz Ringel and Robert Zeppel-Sperl. The group met for the first time in 1968 for an exhibition of the same name at the Viennese Secession*. Peter Pongratz also spent many years as a stage designer, working... Read full biography
Peter Pongratz was born in Eisenstadt in 1940 and grew up in Graz, where he spent his youth as a percussionist in various jazz bands. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1960 to 1963 and then attended the University of Fine Arts in Berlin from 1963 to 1964. From 1966 to 1970 he worked as an assistant for Max Weiler at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. eter Pongratz was one of the founding members of the Wirklichkeiten (Realities) Group, together with Wolfgang Herzig, Martha Jungwirth, Kurt Kocherscheidt, Franz Ringel and Robert Zeppel-Sperl. The group met for the first time in 1968 for an exhibition of the same name at the Viennese Secession*. Peter Pongratz also spent many years as a stage designer, working with authors such as Wolfgang Bauer, Peter Handke and Gerhard Roth. He undertook a range of study trips to various European countr... Read full biography
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Peter Pongratz was born in Eisenstadt in 1940 and grew up in Graz, where he spent his youth as a percussionist in various jazz bands. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1960 to 1963 and then attended the University of Fine Arts in Berlin from 1963 to 1964. From 1966 to 1970 he worked as an assistant for Max Weiler at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
eter Pongratz was one of the founding members of the Wirklichkeiten (Realities) Group, together with Wolfgang Herzig, Martha Jungwirth, Kurt Kocherscheidt, Franz Ringel and Robert Zeppel-Sperl. The group met for the first time in 1968 for an exhibition of the same name at the Viennese Secession*. Peter Pongratz also spent many years as a stage design...But wait, there's more...
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