ARTIST

Heinrich Lefler

1863–1919 · Austria–Hungary

Designed Austria's 1000 Kronen banknote featuring his opera singer wife as the portrait model.

ABOUT

Heinrich Lefler (7 November 1863 – 14 March 1919) was an Austrian painter, graphic artist and stage designer. His father was the painter Franz Lefler. == Life and work == From 1880 to 1884, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Christian Griepenkerl and, from 1884, at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich under Nikolaus Gysis and Wilhelm von Diez. In 1891, he became a member of the Society of Austrian Artists and, in 1900, was a founding member of the Hagenbund. From…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Winter, Design for a Calendar 1880 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Spring, Design for a Calendar 1880 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Rolands Knappen 1898 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Andersen Kalender 1920. Zwölf Märchen 1920 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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