Gerhart FRANKL was born in Vienna on May 12, 1901. The autodidact comes into contact with Carinthian modernism through Anton Kolig. From 1922 he travels through France, Italy, Germany, Holland, and repeatedly to the Austrian and Swiss Alps. Frankl quickly achieved recognition with his landscapes, portraits and still lifes. As early as 1930, the Neue Galerie in Vienna devoted a comprehensive exhibition to him. In 1938 the family had to emigrate to London. After the war Frankl returned to Vienna, but found no connection and moved again to England in 1949. In 1950 he received the English citizenship. In 1965 Frankl accepted an invitation as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. On June 24, 1965, Gerhart Frankl died of heart failure in Vienna.
Gerhart FRANKL was born in Vienna on May 12, 1901. The autodidact comes into contact with Carinthian modernism through Anton Kolig. From 1922 he travels through France, Italy, Germany, Holland, and repeatedly to the Austrian and Swiss Alps. Frankl quickly achieved recognition with his landscapes, portraits and still lifes. As early as 1930, the Neue Galerie in Vienna devoted a comprehensive exhibition to him. In 1938 the family had to emigrate to London. After the war Frankl returned to Vienna, but found no connection and moved again to England in 1949. In 1950 he received the English citizenship. In 1965 Frankl accepted an invitation as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. On June 24, 1965, Gerhart Frankl died of heart failure in Vienna.
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