Professor Gottfried Kumpf (born 1930 in Annaberg/Salzburg, died 2022 in Vienna) was a painter and sculptor. Alongside studying medicine, Kumpf attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and soon devoted himself exclusively to painting and sculpture. As a freelance artist, his work included oil paintings, drawings, watercolours, gouaches, prints, sculptures of all sizes, and architectural projects. His best-known creation is the art figure Der Asoziale, which appears in almost all of his paintings and as a bronze sculpture and became part of his artistic signature. The Asoziale lives alongside society as a loner, content with himself and marvelling at the world. Kumpf’s works were exhibited internationally. Large animal sculptures can be found at Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna and in public spaces, including the large Elephant Sculpture in front of the Natural History Museum in Vienna. He received numerous national and international awards, among them the Award for Conservation Merit from HRH Prince Philip of England for his long-standing commitment to nature conservation. Gottfried Kumpf died unexpectedly in September 2022.
- Section Sculpture
- Venue Marinaressa Gardens
- Based in Wien, Austria
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