Artist: Oskar Koller (1925 - 2004) Title: Next Heaven Technique: lithography 81/120 Signature: u. r. signed & dated (19)73 Dimensions in cm approx.: 64,5 x 50/ 46 x 48,5 Note: Waves in paper Biography: Oskar Koller (1925 Erlangen - 2004 Fürth) is one of the most important watercolour painters in Germany. 1947 Visit to the vocational secondary school in Nuremberg (today FH für Design), teaching in colour theory and drawing. Study trips to Italy, Austria and France. Koller studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg until 1959, to which he returned in 1985/86 as a visiting professor. In 1957 Koller had a scholarship in Paris. At that time, Paris was the center of contemporary Western art. There came the first confrontation with abstract tendencies and he began to paint his first abstract images. Since 1959 Koller has worked as a freelance artist, and numerous solo exhibitions at home and abroad have strengthened his international reputation. His work was often honoured with awards and awards. Many book publications, calendars and TV reports have made him known to the general public. Awards: 1956 Award of the City of Nuremberg, 1987 International Senefelder Prize, Offenbach; 1994 Friedrich Baur Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts; 1997 medal PRO MERITIS of the Bavarian State Ministry of Education; 2002 Wolfram-Eschenbach-Prize of the district Mittelfranken; 2005 posthumous honorary prize of the Nuremberger Nachrichten. how pictured without any other items or positions shown Content, condition and completeness are unchecked Function is untested