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

Dorothea Tanning (1910 - 2012)
Dorothea Tanning
1910 - 2012
Richard Estes (1932)
Richard Estes
1932
Antonio Lopez Garcia (1936)
Antonio Lopez Garcia
1936
Raymond Carver (1938 - 1988)
Raymond Carver
1938 - 1988
Jacques Guidon (1931 - 2021)
Jacques Guidon
1931 - 2021
Karl Kröner (1887 - 1972)
Karl Kröner
1887 - 1972
Josef Váchal (1884 - 1969)
Josef Váchal
1884 - 1969
Eike Heinrich Redel (1951)
Eike Heinrich Redel
1951
Thomas Hart Benton (1889 - 1975)
Thomas Hart Benton
1889 - 1975
Carl Vilhelm Holsøe (1863 - 1935)
Carl Vilhelm Holsøe
1863 - 1935
Georg Baselitz (1938)
Georg Baselitz
1938
Frans Pasma (1902 - 1994)
Frans Pasma
1902 - 1994
Eleonore Peduzzi-Riva (1936)
Eleonore Peduzzi-Riva
1936
Arthur Köpcke (1928 - 1977)
Arthur Köpcke
1928 - 1977
Günter Pietsch (1935)
Günter Pietsch
1935
Melvin Sokolsky (1933 - 2022)
Melvin Sokolsky
1933 - 2022