Gunther Kraus - 2 IRON ETCHINGS. E.A. signed

2 color etchings (or iron etchings)
Each sheet measures 10 x 10 cm (24 x 20 cm total) on handmade paper.
Signed and marked Ed. A. (Edition Artist) in pencil.
Very rare, probably unique pieces.
Magnificent print. Excellent condition.

Günther Kraus (August 20, 1930 in Klagenfurt – February 19, 1988 in Vienna) was an Austrian visual artist. From 1944 to 1949, Kraus studied painting and graphic arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, as well as heraldry, mosaic studies, and sculpture. He subsequently undertook study trips to New York, Philadelphia, Mexico City, Tokyo, and Paris. Impressed by the vibrant art scene abroad, Günther Kraus began working on his first Pop Art projects in Austria in the early 1950s. With his sensational exhibitions, he belonged to the avant-garde of the 1950s and 1960s. His design for the Parliament building in Ankara in 1951 attracted widespread attention. This led to commissions both in Austria and abroad. In the same year, he developed a plan for a pedestrian zone in Vienna. In the 1960s, the city showed interest in his idea, and in 1974 he won the international competition for the design of the Stephansplatz pedestrian zone. The design was not implemented. At his solo exhibition at the Vienna Secession in 1956, he met his future wife, Margarethe Herzele. Joint projects and exhibitions followed. The artist couple lived primarily in Vienna and Carinthia. Their daughter, Titanilla Eisenhart, born in 1961, also became an artist. Günther Kraus founded an artists' group with Margarethe Herzele, Ludwig Merwart, Theo Braun, and Peter Baum. Several joint exhibitions followed. With the sculptor Otto Eder, he founded the Krastal Sculpture Symposium. (TEXT WIKIPEDIA)