Anton "Toni" Krajnc

Art Brokerage: Anton "Toni" Krajnc Austrian Artist: b. 1949. Born in Graz, Austria, in 1949, Krajnc began to study art at the Academy of Fine Arts Ain Vienna, in 1968, continued his studies at Academia Raffaello in Urbino, Italy and was awarded his M.A. diploma by Prof. Melcher in Vienna, in 1972. A year later, he established a home in New York, after his first successful One Man Show there. Work-intensive years followed. Krajnc created fascinating lithographs n strictly limited editions, in his signature translucent colors. He drew these separately on up to fourteen different plates, printed them in his own studio - sometimes on his own handmade paper - to assure the fine nuances and technical perfection, for which he would become famous. In the Eighties, Krajnc turned towards oil on canvas. He painted everywhere: in his studio on Long Island, N.Y., in Europe, where he spent his summers - finding visual inspiration in Italy, Austria, France, Germany, England and Scotland. His newest venture is bronze sculptures. Works in clay and porcelain keep reappearing throughout Krajnc' career, but never before has he endeavored to create the large panels which he is doing now, and the bronze versions he is currently creating. Whatever the medium, Krajnc's style, his handwriting, is unique: he blends illusion and reality, architecture and nature, often depicting himself symbolically as the link between what is and what seems. Critics have praised his work as "exquisite, subtle and brilliant". It has brought him admirers throughout the world and many international awards and prizes. Listings wanted.