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Facts

Also Known As Hans-Georg Kern
Born January 23, 1938 • Germany
Died April 30, 2026 (aged 88)
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (2004)
Movement / Style Neo-Expressionism

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Edgar Degas
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