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August Walla ''Ewigkeitendekaiser'' c.1967 Inscribed recto and verso Pencil, coloured crayon and biro on printed gallery flyer 20.8 x 14.9cm Unframed Exhibited: Galerie Gugging, September 2001. See illustration Biography: Born Klosterneuburg, Austria, 1936. During World War II Walla's mother Aloisia, raised him as a girl to spare him from the draft. Made his first drawings at the age of 10. Diagnosed as schizophrenic at the age of 17 and began a lifetime habit of writing, making objects and graffiti. Admitted to Gugging Hospital 1970. Moved to Haus der Künstler in 1983. Died 2001. Artist's Resale Rights may apply, please refer to our Terms & Conditions.