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1943 Himberg, Austria - 2019 Vienna, Austria. Known for: Existential etchings, paintings, and large-scale Totentanz cycles.
. Zens studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1961 to 1967, and in 1962 he participated in Oskar Kokoschka’s Salzburg Summer Academy. He completed his diploma under Franz Elsner... Read full biography
. Zens studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1961 to 1967, and in 1962 he participated in Oskar Kokoschka’s Salzburg Summer Academy. He completed his diploma under Franz Elsner and earned his teaching credentials in 1966. He initially worked as a secondary school art teacher... Read full biography
. Zens studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1961 to 1967, and in 1962 he participated in Oskar Kokoschka’s Salzburg Summer Academy. He completed his diploma under Franz Elsner and earned his teaching credentials in 1966. He initially worked as a secondary school art teacher before taking a position at the Vienna Academy in 1975. Herwig Zens became a professor in 1987 and later served as head of the Institute for Art Education. Zens is known for large-scale thematic cycles... Read full biography
. Zens studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1961 to 1967, and in 1962 he participated in Oskar Kokoschka’s Salzburg Summer Academy. He completed his diploma under Franz Elsner and earned his teaching credentials in 1966. He initially worked as a secondary school art teacher before taking a position at the Vienna Academy in 1975. Herwig Zens became a professor in 1987 and later served as head of the Institute for Art Education. Zens is known for large-scale thematic cycles that reflect his lifelong engagement with mortality, myth, and the legacy of Francisco de Goya. One of his most ambitious works, Radiertes Tagebuch (Etched Diary), began in 1977 and was printed as a 40-meter-long continuous etching—once presented in... Read full biography
. Zens studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1961 to 1967, and in 1962 he participated in Oskar Kokoschka’s Salzburg Summer Academy. He completed his diploma under Franz Elsner and earned his teaching credentials in 1966. He initially worked as a secondary school art teacher before taking a position at the Vienna Academy in 1975. Herwig Zens became a professor in 1987 and later served as head of the Institute for Art Education. Zens is known for large-scale thematic cycles that reflect his lifelong engagement with mortality, myth, and the legacy of Francisco de Goya. One of his most ambitious works, Radiertes Tagebuch (Etched Diary), began in 1977 and was printed as a 40-meter-long continuous etching—once presented in Düsseldorf as the “longest print in the world.” . Important series include: . Basler Totentanz (1990).... Read full biography