Gyorgy Stefula (1913 - 1999)
1913Hamburg, Germany1999Oberaudorf, Germany
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 |
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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 |