Thomas Häfner
German painter
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Thomas Häfner (1928–1985) was a realistic and fantastic art painter. Häfner was a member of a group of German artists who called themselves the Young Realists, formed in Düsseldorf in the mid-Fifties.[1]
Thomas Häfner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1928 |
| Died | 1985 (aged 56–57) Germany |
| Occupation | Painter |
Escaping the horrors of the Second World War, he live for a decade in Ceylon (1938–1948). He studied at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf. Detail from his painting "Lucifer" is used to illustrate the novel "Moravagine" by Blaise Cendrars.[2]