Gottfried Salzmann

Rue de Rivoli, Paris, France (Collage, Cityscape, Iconic)

Circa 2010

Gottfried Salzmann was born on March 26, 1943, in Saalfelden, Austria. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1963 to 1965, and then continued his education at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1965 to 1968. He exhibited for the first time in 1969 in Salzburg. Originally recognized primarily as a watercolorist, Salzmann expanded his artistic practice to include drawing, engraving, and photography. He is known for occasionally painting over his photographs, especially when away from his watercolor materials. In 1989, he illustrated Jean-Paul Sartre’s Situations of New York with a series of lithographs, published by the Bibliophiles de France. Awards: 1972: David-Weill Drawing Prize, Paris – Theodor Körner Prize, Vienna 1975: Grand Prize for Drawing, Salzburger Wirtschaftskammer 1977: First International Conference Prize for Watercolor, Rome Keywords: Gottfried Salzmann, Austrian artist, watercolorist, engraving, photography, drawing, Jean-Paul Sartre, Situations of New York, École des Beaux-Arts, Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, lithography, mixed media, contemporary Austrian art, Salzburg exhibition, photo painting