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GOTTFRIED KUMPF* (Annaberg in Lammertal 1930 - 2022 Vienna)

Frog Prince
bronze 20 x 15 x 16 cm
signed Kumpf casting stamp, numbered 38/299

SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 2000 - 3000
STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 2000

Gottfried Kumpf was an Austrian painter, graphic artist and sculptor. The main subject of his paintings were landscapes, which he designed in a naive style. The trademark of his pictures is the antisocial character, which can usually be found hidden in some corner of the picture. Kumpf designed the motorway service station in Göttlesbrunn and the thermal baths in Stegersbach, although most of the elements designed by Kumpf were removed during a renovation in 2004. Together with Thomas Brezina he wrote a series of picture books. He has also designed several stamps for the Austrian Post and the United Nations Postal Administration. The elephant sculpture in front of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, which is very popular with children, was also created by Kumpf. In 2005 he designed bronze sculptures of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which had previously been used in a series of telephone cards for the Austrian Post. Gottfried Kumpf was married to the visual artist and librettist Maria Plachky. From 1968, he lived in Breitenbrunn am Neusiedler See, Burgenland. Further artists and styles: Gelitin, Heimo Zobernig, Franz West, Erwin Wurm, Gottfried Helnwein, Brigitte Kowanz, Monica Bonvicini, Dorit Margreiter, Gottfried Bechtold, Eva Schlegel, Maria Lassnig, Hans Schabus, Oswald Oberhuber, Heinz Cibulka, Daniel Richter, Gerwald Rockenschaub, Pipilotti Rist. Edgar Jené, Arnulf Neuwirth, Franz Rogler, Rudolf Hoflehner, Rudolf Pointner, Rudolf Hausner, Wolfgang Hutter, Anton Lehmden, Arik Brauer, Ernst Fuchs, Arnulf Rainer, Friedenreich Hundertwasser, Günter Brus, Fritz Wotruba, Max Weiler, Kurt Kocherscheidt, Paul Flora und Bruno Gironcoli, Gottfried Helnwein, Wiener Aktionismus, Manfred Deix, Josef Mikl, Hermann Nitsch, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Maria Lassnig, Otto Muehl, Valie Export, Alfred Hrdlicka, Wolfgang Hollegha, Markus Prachensky, Martha Jungwirth

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