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

Herbert Albrecht (1927 - 2021)
Herbert Albrecht
1927 - 2021
Anton Filkuka (1888 - 1957)
Anton Filkuka
1888 - 1957
Rudolf Hoflehner (1916 - 1995)
Rudolf Hoflehner
1916 - 1995
Beneš (Benedikt Julius) Knüpfer (1844 - 1910)
Beneš (Benedikt Julius) Knüpfer
1844 - 1910
Ferdinand von Rezniček (1868 - 1909)
Ferdinand von Rezniček
1868 - 1909
Joseph Gallus Rittenberg (1948)
Joseph Gallus Rittenberg
1948
Hermann Nitsch (1938 - 2022)
Hermann Nitsch
1938 - 2022
Matthias Bernard Braun (1684 - 1738)
Matthias Bernard Braun
1684 - 1738
Karl Svoboda (1824 - 1870)
Karl Svoboda
1824 - 1870
Kurt Spurey (1941)
Kurt Spurey
1941
Rosa Scherer (1866 - 1926)
Rosa Scherer
1866 - 1926
Wolfgang Paalen (1905 - 1959)
Wolfgang Paalen
1905 - 1959
Norbert Fleischmann (1951)
Norbert Fleischmann
1951
Josef Wopfner (1843 - 1927)
Josef Wopfner
1843 - 1927
Josef Adolf Lang (1873 - 1936)
Josef Adolf Lang
1873 - 1936
Moritz von Schwind (1804 - 1871)
Moritz von Schwind
1804 - 1871

Creators Abstract art

Robert Lvovich Genin (1884 - 1941)
Robert Lvovich Genin
1884 - 1941
Ulrich Knispel (1911 - 1978)
Ulrich Knispel
1911 - 1978
Arshile Gorky (1904 - 1948)
Arshile Gorky
1904 - 1948
Adolf Fleischmann (1892 - 1968)
Adolf Fleischmann
1892 - 1968
Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888 - 1967)
Jean Lambert-Rucki
1888 - 1967
Vivian Springford (1913 - 2003)
Vivian Springford
1913 - 2003
Georgy Iosifovich Rublev (1902 - 1975)
Georgy Iosifovich Rublev
1902 - 1975
Gerriet Postma (1932 - 2009)
Gerriet Postma
1932 - 2009
Else Weber (1893 - 1994)
Else Weber
1893 - 1994
Franco Grignani (1908 - 1999)
Franco Grignani
1908 - 1999
Oskar Schlemmer (1888 - 1943)
Oskar Schlemmer
1888 - 1943
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889 - 1943)
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 - 1943
Oscar Cahén (1916 - 1956)
Oscar Cahén
1916 - 1956
Fiona Rae (1963)
Fiona Rae
1963
Michael Buthe (1944 - 1994)
Michael Buthe
1944 - 1994
Vladimir Davydovych Burliuk (1886 - 1917)
Vladimir Davydovych Burliuk
1886 - 1917
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