Georg Reif (painter)

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Georg Reif (* 1946 in Freising ; † December 11, 1999 in Landshut ) was a German watercolor painter and illustrator .

life and work

Georg Reif completed his training as an art teacher and was a teacher until 1995. From 1980 to 1984 he lived in Norway . He painted watercolors and illustrated 16 books, mainly dedicated to the topic of home.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1980 in the art circle in Landshut
  • 1980 at the Röa art forum in Oslo
  • 1983 at the Groruddalen art forum in Arvoll
  • 1984 Trondheim, Royal University Library in Trondheim
  • 1984 My years in Norway in the Landshut art district
  • 1985 Illustrations for Sigrid Undset's novel Kristin Lavranstocher and Knut Hamsun's novel Rosa and Benoni in the Landshut town hall foyer
  • 1994 Illustrations for the book Moosburg with the eyes of a watercolor painter in the Moosburg town hall
  • 1996 Book illustrations on the occasion of the presentation of the Creato Art Prize in the Salzstadel Landshut
  • 1996 Palazzo Toaldi Capra in Schio with Johann Gassenhuber
  • 1998 in the Martha House in Frankfurt

Illustrations and publications

  • 1988 Landshut district - all church locations, castles and most important ground monuments in more than 300 watercolors
  • 1989 Faces of Lower Bavaria
  • 1989 Under the blue silk sky
  • 1993 S'Karussej - poems and stories from life
  • 1995 Legends and legends from the Landshut district, part 1
  • 1996 Lustig and Staad
  • 1996 From the diary of a watercolor painter: The year in the cycle of nature
  • 1997 Sagas and legends from the Landshut district, part 2
  • 1997 A star is up
  • 1997 memories from my life
  • 1997 princess hair
  • 1998 The Iron Christ Child - Winter Stories
  • 2000 sky blue and rose red

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personal data
SURNAME Reif, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German watercolor painter and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Freising
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1999
Place of death Landshut