Gyorgy Stefula (1913 - 1999) - photo 1

Gyorgy Stefula

Gyorgy Stefula is a German painter, illustrator, costume designer and stage designer.

Stefula studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg and the Higher School of Painting in Altona, and married Dorothea Hüter, who became his creative collaborator. After World War II, he participated in numerous exhibitions in Germany and abroad. Together with Dorothea, they frequently exhibited their work and collaborated on several projects, including stage and costume design for the National Opera in Munich.

Among Stefula's unique works in the spirit of Henri Rousseau or Pittura Metafisica are imaginary, fantastical landscapes and incredible portraits, magical still lifes and animals; they are full of symbolism and mythological references.

Date and place of birt:1913, Hamburg, Germany
Date and place of death:1999, Oberaudorf, Germany
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Designer, Illustrator, Scenographer
Genre:Animalistic, Fantasy, Landscape painting, Mythological painting, Portrait, Still life
Art style:Post War Art, Symbolism

Creators Post War Art

Lou Albert-Lasard (1885 - 1969)
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 - 1969
Harald Duwe (1926 - 1984)
Harald Duwe
1926 - 1984
Hedwig Holtz-Sommer (1901 - 1970)
Hedwig Holtz-Sommer
1901 - 1970
Victor-Joseph Roux-Champion (1871 - 1953)
Victor-Joseph Roux-Champion
1871 - 1953
Max Avadievich Birstein (1914 - 2000)
Max Avadievich Birstein
1914 - 2000
Gertrud Arndt (1903 - 2000)
Gertrud Arndt
1903 - 2000
Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004)
Helmut Newton
1920 - 2004
Neil Lawson Baker (1938 - 2022)
Neil Lawson Baker
1938 - 2022
Julius Podlipny (1898 - 1991)
Julius Podlipny
1898 - 1991
Édouard Vuillard (1868 - 1940)
Édouard Vuillard
1868 - 1940
Tullio Pericoli (1936)
Tullio Pericoli
1936
Hermann Geyer (1934 - 2016)
Hermann Geyer
1934 - 2016
Francisco Toledo (1940 - 2019)
Francisco Toledo
1940 - 2019
Heinz Sprenger (1914 - 1984)
Heinz Sprenger
1914 - 1984
Tadas Burba (1939)
Tadas Burba
1939
Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (1848 - 1926)
Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov
1848 - 1926