Thomas Häfner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Häfner

painter

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1928

Place of Birth: Germany

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1985

Profession: artist, graphic designer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Thomas Häfner 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.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.