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Orhan Peker

Orhan Peker (1927 - 1978) was active/lived in Turkey.  Orhan Peker is known for Painting.

Orhan Peker was born in Trabzon, in Northeastern Turkey, in 1927.  He studied at the State Academy of Arts in Istanbul under the painter and poet Bedri Rahmi from 1946 until 1951.  Just after having finished his studies, Peker's works where shown in a solo exhibition in Istanbul, which attracted international attention.

In 1956, Orhan Peker attended Oskar Kokoschka's summer academy in Salzburg.  In the following years he worked successfully as an independent artist in Paris, Brussels, Cologne and Munich before moving back to Turkey at the end of the 1950s.

In 1966, he was awarded with the title artist of the year in Turkey.  In 1970 he received the first prize for the design of the Turkish Pavilion at the Expo '70 in Osaka.

His works are characterized by the artist's close affinity to his surroundings, which is perceivable in his primarily figural depictions.   ...  [Displaying 915 of 1593 characters.]  Artist bio

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