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Georg Königstein*
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239
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Georg Königstein*
See original version (German)
Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Georg Königstein*
(born 1937 in Vienna)
Hilly landscape, 1992
watercolour on paper, 36 x 48 cm
signed Koenigstein, dated 92
ESTIMATE °€ 100 – € 200
STARTING PRICE €100
Georg Königstein is an Austrian painter, graphic artist, illustrator, press printer and publisher. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1955 and also completed a degree in history and education at the University of Vienna. In addition, he undertook courses at the Cooper Union College of Art in New York. From 1971 to 1998, Königstein was a professor at the University of Education and, from 1984 to 2003, a member of the scientific and artistic advisory board of the Theodor Körner Foundation Fund. Together with his wife Christine Königstein (née Vesely), he founded Edition Königstein in 1987 to publish bibliophile books, utilising its own printing workshop in Klosterneuburg. Königstein is a member of the International Association for High-Pressure Xylon. At a young age, he spent time in Paris and New York and incorporated the influences of Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso into his own artistic work. In his early work, he engaged with the formal language of Cubism and, without abandoning objectivity, developed his own style of expression. At the heart of his work are landscapes and female figures, which take on a deeper meaning through representational elements. His works are characterised by a skilful blend of Cubist forms and Expressionist colours. In addition to painting, Königstein also works with various printmaking techniques, such as etching, woodcut and coloured linocut using the lost-plate method. These prints are included in artist’s books and signed small editions by contemporary Austrian artists. Other artists and styles: Herbert Boeckl, Albert Paris Gütersloh, Johannes Twaroch, Christine Vesely, Cézanne, Picasso, avantypidy presse, Edition Königstein
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