Raphael Kirchner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Raphael Kirchner

Art Nouveau and pin-up artist, portraitist

Date of Birth: 05-May-1875

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 02-Aug-1917

Profession: illustrator, painter, caricaturist, lithographer, portraitist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Raphael Kirchner (1876 – 2 August 1917) was an Austrian artist, principally a portrait painter and illustrator best known for Art Nouveau and early pin-up work, especially in picture postcard format.
His work served as an early inspiration to Peruvian painter Alberto Vargas, who had a career in the United States for the film and men's magazine industry.