Markus Prachensky (1932 - 2011)

Markus Prachensky (1932 - 2011) - photo 1

Markus Prachensky

Markus Prachensky is an Austrian artist, one of the leading figures of the Austrian avant-garde and a representative of the Informel and Tachisme styles.

Originally influenced by Piet Mondrian, Prachensky developed his typical visual language in 1956. In the same year, together with Wolfgang Hollega, Josef Mikl and Arnulf Rainer, he founded the artist group St. Stephan (Gruppe St. Stephan).

Prachensky lived and worked alternately in Paris, Vienna, Berlin and Los Angeles. He returned to Europe in 1970 and was director of the painting master class at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1983 to 2000.

Keeping with formal expression, for many years the artist used only a fierce, irresistible red. Later he included green, purple, black and brown, and yellow in his painting palette. The main elements of many of his paintings are vertical stripes with layers of color superimposed on them.

Date and place of birt:21 march 1932, Innsbruck, Austria
Date and place of death:16 july 2011, Vienna, Austria
Nationality:Austria, Germany, France, USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Genre:Figurative art
Art style:Abstract art, Tachisme, Avant-garde, Informalism

Creators Austria

Irma Rothstein (1906 - 1971)
Irma Rothstein
1906 - 1971
Balthasar Ferdinand Moll (1717 - 1785)
Balthasar Ferdinand Moll
1717 - 1785
Rudolf Ernst (1854 - 1932)
Rudolf Ernst
1854 - 1932
Franz Schrotzberg (1811 - 1889)
Franz Schrotzberg
1811 - 1889
Balthasar Wiegand (1770 - 1846)
Balthasar Wiegand
1770 - 1846
Johann Grund (1808 - 1887)
Johann Grund
1808 - 1887
Jan Kupecky (1667 - 1740)
Jan Kupecky
1667 - 1740
Paul Unbereit (1884 - 1937)
Paul Unbereit
1884 - 1937
Paul Flora (1922 - 2009)
Paul Flora
1922 - 2009
Herbert Bayer (1900 - 1985)
Herbert Bayer
1900 - 1985
Heinrich Salzmann (1959)
Heinrich Salzmann
1959
Roger Greßl (1959)
Roger Greßl
1959
Karl Hampeln (1794 - 1880)
Karl Hampeln
1794 - 1880
Karl Otto Cheshka (1878 - 1960)
Karl Otto Cheshka
1878 - 1960
Johann Michael Sattler (1786 - 1847)
Johann Michael Sattler
1786 - 1847
Gustav Siegel (1880 - 1970)
Gustav Siegel
1880 - 1970

Creators Abstract art

James Hayward (1943)
James Hayward
1943
Marieta Chirulescu (1974)
Marieta Chirulescu
1974
Étienne Hajdú (1907 - 1996)
Étienne Hajdú
1907 - 1996
Rachel Howard (1969)
Rachel Howard
1969
Vivian Springford (1913 - 2003)
Vivian Springford
1913 - 2003
Ernst Wilhelm Nay (1902 - 1968)
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
1902 - 1968
Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen (1909 - 1957)
Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen
1909 - 1957
Solomon Borisovich Nikritin (1898 - 1965)
Solomon Borisovich Nikritin
1898 - 1965
Alan Shields (1944 - 2005)
Alan Shields
1944 - 2005
Horst Kordes (1958)
Horst Kordes
1958
Karl Fred Dahmen (1917 - 1981)
Karl Fred Dahmen
1917 - 1981
Gerold Miller (1961)
Gerold Miller
1961
Ronald Charles (Ron) Robertson-Swann (1941)
Ronald Charles (Ron) Robertson-Swann
1941
Léo Gausson (1860 - 1944)
Léo Gausson
1860 - 1944
Abraham David Christian (1952)
Abraham David Christian
1952
Tina Juretzek (1952)
Tina Juretzek
1952
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