Erich Smodics - " VORDERDECK " signed in 1974

Aquatint - color etching, 29 x 29 cm (45 x 42 cm per sheet) on laid paper.
Signed in pencil, dated 1974 and inscribed "Proof Print"
( probably very rare ).
Excellent concise and precise printing.
Very good condition .



Erich Smodics February 4, 1941 in Bregenz is an Austrian painter and member of the Bregenz Circle.
In 1960, Smodics trained as a form engraver and designer for print models and worked as a textile draftsman. In 1964, he joined forces with Helmut Fetz, Rudolf Zündel and Siegfried Kresser to form the "Bregenz Circle", which was based on the "Vienna School of Fantastic Realism". He had his first exhibitions in 1966 in Bregenz and Vienna (Montfort Prize exhibition). From 1970 onwards, he worked as a freelance painter, graphic artist and sculptor.
Exhibitions (selection)

Vienna Secession
Vienna Künstlerhaus
Galerie Stubenbastei, Vienna
Galerie Zentrum, Vienna
Galerie Peithner-Lichtenfels, Vienna
Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz
Galerie Wiegand, Cologne
Museum Haus zum Cavazzen, Lindau
Galerie Holbein, Lindau
Galerie Timm Gierig, Frankfurt
Galerie Raab, Fulda

Works in Public Collections
Some of his works are in public collections, including the Albertina Graphic Collection, Vienna; the collection of the Museum Salzgitter, Germany; the collection of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Foyer Börse Frankfurt); the Vorarlberg State Museum; the Ministry of Education, Vienna; the Gurlitt Museum, Linz; the Galerie Zentrum, Vienna; the Galerie Peithner-Liechtenfels, Vienna; Galerie Wiegand, Cologne; Galerie Zentrum, Vienna and the Museum Haus zum Cavazzen in Lindau.
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