Eisch, Erwin (1927 Frauenau-Zwiesel 1922). Demut lächelt, 2005 Acrylic on canvas 82 x 82 cm. Framed. Together with Harvey Littleton, Erwin Eisch has been regarded since the 1960s as the founder of the international studio glass movement and as one of the first artists to use glass as a medium of artistic expression. Later, his artistic focus was on painting. D

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