Walter Libuda
Walter Libuda (24 June 1950 – 6 July 2021) was a German painter and plastic artist.
Walter Libuda
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- Name
- Walter Libuda
- Born
- 24 June 1950
- Birthplace
- Zechau, East Germany
- Died
- 6 July 2021
- Place of death
- Berlin, Germany
- Occupation
- Painter Plastic artist
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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Walter Libuda (24 June 1950 – 6 July 2021) was a German painter and plastic artist.
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The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Leipzig and Berlin. Work by Walter Libuda is recorded in the collections of Bavarian State Painting Collections, Harvard Art Museums, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Berlinische Galerie and Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
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• Name — Walter Libuda • Born — 24 June 1950 • Birthplace — Zechau, East Germany • Died — 6 July 2021 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Occupation — Painter Plastic artist
Biography
Biography
From 1968 to 1971, Libuda painted sets at the Landestheater Altenburg. From 1973 to 1978, he studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig. In the two years following, he was an apprentice of Bernhard Heisig. He returned to school in Leipzig and served as an assistant professor from 1979 to 1985. He then moved to Berlin. He became a member of the Neue Gruppe in Munich in 1991, the Deutscher Künstlerbund in 1992, and the Sächsische Akademie der Künste in 1998. In 1998, he received the Gerhard-Altenbourg Preis, awarded by the Berlinische Galerie. In addition to sculptures and paintings, he made ceramics and bronze works. Walter Libuda died in Berlin on 6 July 2021 at the age of 71.
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Walter Libuda is recorded with the occupation draftsperson. Recorded as sculptor, painter and draftsperson.
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1950
Walter Libuda was born on 24 June 1950.
2021
Walter Libuda died on 6 July 2021.
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Zechau.
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