Fritz Fröhlich (13 May 1910, in

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– 19 November 2001, in Linz) was an Austrian painter, best known for his cubist paintings and

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s at the

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. His works have been exhibited at the

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. He was the recipient of an

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, and a

Heinrich Gleißner Prize The Heinrich Gleißner Prize is an Upper Austrian Cultural Award named after Heinrich Gleißner Heinrich Philipp Gleißner (26 January 1893, Linz – 18 January 1984, in Linz) was an Austrian politician and lawyer who unsuccessfully ran for the ...

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