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Wide open spaces - mountain landscapes

by Wolfgang Tornieporth (1943-2021)

07.12.2024 - 23.02.2025 ,
Schlossmuseum Murnau (Murnau Castle Museum)

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Accessibility
partly accessible
Opening Times
Open today 10:00-17:00
Address
Schloßhof 2-5
82418 Murnau a. Staffelsee
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Born in Hamburg, Wolfgang Tornieporth studied painting with Rudolf Hausner and graphic art with Bauhaus students Kurt Krantz and Hans Thiemann at the Lerchenfeld Academy of Fine Arts there from 1970 to 1975. Horst Janssen was one of his role models.
In 1977, he moved to Berlin with his family, where he produced etchings and lithographs in the print workshop of the Künstlerhaus Bethanien. From 1981 to 1987 he published the Berliner Grafik-Kalender as chairman. After that, painting became his main focus. He created flower and landscape paintings.
In the early 2010s, he produced a series of mountain paintings. However, Tornieporth never aimed for an authentic reproduction, but saw the landscape as a metaphor for moods and states of mind. Since 1997, Uffing am Staffelsee had become the centre of his life.

Last edited on 31.01.2025

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Image gallery

Oil painting showing a snowy landscape with mountains in the background. (opens enlarged image)
Wolfgang Tornieporth, Wide Country, 2004 Oil on canvas, private property © Gerda Tornieporth

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Museum / Exhibition Centre: Schlossmuseum Murnau (Murnau Castle Museum)

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Location: Murnau a. Staffelsee