Josef Kienlechner (Bolzano 1903 - Rome/Bruneck 1985), or rather Josef Kien, as he abbreviated his name with self-evident freedom, is internationally oriented like few other painters of his generation with Tyrolean roots. Just a glance at his eventful biography with its main stations in Berlin, Paris, Rome, Murnau and Bracciano makes it clear with what curiosity he participates in artistic and cultural developments, always striving to make new experiences fruitful for himself and his work.

Carl Kraus