Theo Braun
Theo Braun (born December 24, 1922 in Karbitz , Czechoslovakia , † December 1, 2006 in Brunn am Gebirge ) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist .
Life
Theo Braun studied from 1939 to 1941 at the Applied Arts Academy in Dresden and from 1946 to 1950 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . Between 1949 and 1967 Braun was initially an assistant and then a lecturer at the Technical University of Vienna (today: TU Wien ). He lived in Brunn am Gebirge until the end. In 1959, Theo Braun participated in documenta 2 in Kassel in the graphics department and in the Sao Paulo Biennale. In 1976 he was awarded the Lower Austrian Culture Prize for Fine Arts.
job
Braun painted both abstract and representational pictures and also dealt with the possibilities of iron etching . According to his family, he had over 80 solo exhibitions and was involved in 120 exhibitions on every continent .
Web links
- Literature by and about Theo Braun in the catalog of the German National Library
- "Austrian painter Theo Braun died", nachrichten.at
- Materials by and about Theo Braun in the documenta archive
- Entry on Theo Braun in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
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| SURNAME | Braun, Theo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karbitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 2006 |
| Place of death | Brunn am Gebirge |