Fritz Janschka Wall Decorations
Austrian, b. 1919
Fritz Janschka was born in Australia in 1919. He is an Austrian-born artist who was part of the Viennese Surrealist movement and came to America in 1949 to teach at Bryn Mawr College. Janschka is known as a literary artist, and also illustrated a famous edition of The Odyssey in 1964.
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Creator: Fritz Janschka
"Cavorting Nudes & Nymphs in Moonlight, " Surrealist Painting by Janschka
By Fritz Janschka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A cross between "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights," this marvelous painting depicts an interlaced group of faeries and nymphs, all with lilacs and d...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fritz Janschka Wall Decorations
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Gouache
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