Alexander Befelein
Befelein was born in Bremen, Germany in 1952 but spent his youth in Nuremberg.
In 1971 he moved to Munich to study fine art and has lived there ever since. In 1977 he traveled to Italy, England, and Yugoslavia to continue his studies. He received his degree from the University of Munich in 1981 and then began his career as an artist and teacher.
During the early 80’s he took short trips to Vienna, Venice, and the south of Tyrol, filling many sketch books with renderings of well-known sites in each city.Subsequent trips to Switzerland, Venice, and Vienna inspired Befelein to experiment with the medium of watercolor, which he quickly mastered.
However, he remains best known for his subtle etchings of the cities he has visited, capturing in a few delicate lines the essence of each place.
Since the beginning of his career Befelein has regularly exhibited in numerous galleries in Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, Japan, and the United States, where he is permanently exhibited by Gallery 71 in New York. His work is recognizable throughout the world and has been received with much enthusiasm.
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| Paris La Tour Eiffel (2009) |
4 x 4 in.
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| NEW! China Temple Mount |
3 x 3.75 in.
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| NEW! China Forbidden City |
3 x 3.75 in.
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| Berlin Pariser Platz (2009) |
4 x 4 in.
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| Washington D.C. Obelisk |
3 x 4 in.
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| Washington D.C. Kapitol (2009) |
3 x 4 in.
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| London, St. Paul, Nocturne 2003 |
3.5 x 4 in.
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| NY Woolworth Building |
5.5 x 3 in.
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| NY Chrysler Building |
5.5 x 3 in.
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| NY Manhattan Midtown |
5.5 x 3 in.
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| NY Flat Iron Building |
5.5 x 2.5 in.
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| New York, Manhattan, Empire State Bldg, 2006 |
12 x 6.5 in.
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| Sharks I |
15.75 x 6 in.
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| Sharks II |
15.75 x 6 in.
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| Venezia (Point of Focus) 1988 |
12.5 x 15.5 in.
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| Augsburg |
2.5 x 4 in.
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| Venezia (Point of Focus) Hand Colored 1988 |
12.5 x 15.5 in.
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| Firenze 1999 |
9.25 x 12.25 in.
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| Budapest Kettensbruke |
3 x 4.25 in.
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| Boston I Blue |
3.5 x 5.25 in.
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| Dubai Burjal Arab |
3.875 x 3.875 in.
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| Milano Duomo |
3 x 4.5 in.
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| Lisbon Torre de Belen |
4 x 3.875 in.
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| Aachen |
7.75 x 7 in.
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| London Tower Bridge 2005 |
3.875 x 4 in.
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| Firenze 1986 |
6.5 x 20.25 in.
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| Chicago |
12.5 x 15.5 in.
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| Fribourg |
3.875 x 3.875 in.
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| Koblenz |
5.5 x 11.75 in.
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| Koln Dom |
3.875 x 3.875 in.
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| Venice Around the Corner |
5 x 5.25 in.
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| Viel Freude & Gluck |
6.5 x 3.125 in.
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| Rom St. Peter |
3 x 4.25 in.
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| Madrid 1993 |
3 x 5.25 in.
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| Lisbon Old City |
4 x 3.875 in.
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| London, Tower Bridge-Thames 2007 |
3.875 x 3.875 in.
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| Napoli |
10.5 x 11.75 in.
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| London, Millennium |
4.5 x 3.25 in.
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| London, Big Ben 2000 |
4 x 4 in.
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| Dubai, Tower 2007 |
3.875 x 4 in.
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| London, Trafalgar Square |
3.5 x 4 in.
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| Passau 2008 |
7 x 7.75 in.
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| New York Midtown Manhattan 2008 |
10.75 x 15 in.
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| San Francisco Golden Gate |
11.25 x 15.25 in.
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| Italy, Portavenere 2007 |
9.25 x 12 in.
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| Italy, Riomagiorre |
13 x 7.75 in.
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| Bamberg 2007 |
5 x 7 in.
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| Venezia Ca' da Mostro |
6.25 x 6.25 in.
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| Muchen 2007 |
3.25 x 6.25 in.
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| Washington DC |
5 x 7 in.
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| Florenze Toscana |
9.25 x 12.5 in.
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| I Dream of Paris |
7 x 7.5 in.
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| Paris, Tour Eiffel, 1995 |
12.5 x 5.75 in.
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| Je T'aime, Red |
9.5 x 3 in.
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| Sunflower |
4.5 x 3.25 in.
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| Tokonome |
5.75 x 2 in.
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| Kopenhagen |
3 x 5 in.
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| Konigslilie |
4.5 x 3.25 in.
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| Rom Cupolas 2004 |
1.5 x 5.75 in.
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| Prague Teyn Church 2004 |
3 x 4.25 in.
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| Prague Bridge 2004 |
3 x 4.25 in.
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| Paris les Tours 2004 |
1.5 x 5.75 in.
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| London, Westminster |
3.5 x 4 in.
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| Lilie Iris 2004 |
11.75 x 3.5 in.
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| Rom Coliseum 2003 |
2.5 x 4.25 in.
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| Munchen Highlights 2003 |
14.25 x 14.25 in.
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| London, Big Ben at Night 2003 |
3 x 4.5 in.
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| Calla 2003 |
4.5 x 4 in.
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| Athens Panorama 2002 |
3.75 x 3.5 in.
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| Athens Acropolis 2002 |
3.75 x 4 in.
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| Yemen |
5 x 6.5 in.
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| Wein, Downtown 2001 |
9.25 x 3.75 in.
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| WeinII, Karlskirche, 1988 |
2.75 x 5.25 in.
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| Wein I, St. Stephan |
3 x 4.5 in.
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| Venezia 1998 |
5.5 x 7.75 in.
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| Venezia 2000 |
9 x 11.75 in.
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| Venedig, Ponte Tres Arch, 2001 |
7 x 7.75 in.
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| Tokonoma |
5.75 x 2 in.
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| Stuttgart, Rathaus, 1997 |
3 x 4.5 in.
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| Stauttgart, Altesschloss, 1997 |
3 x 4.5 in.
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| Salzburg |
6.25 x 7.75 in.
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| Portofino |
7 x 7.75 in.
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| Paris, Arc Triumph |
5.75 x 3 in.
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| Palazzo Rosso 1992 |
5.5 x 4 in.
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| Oslo 1994 |
3 x 5.5 in.
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| Nurnberg Cafe |
6.25 x 6.25 in.
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| Munchen III |
3 x 5 in.
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| Luzern 1986 |
4.5 x 5.75 in.
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| London, Big Ben |
4 x 4 in.
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| Kopenhagen 1995 |
3 x 5 in.
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| Koln St. Martin 2001 |
4 x 4 in.
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| Innsbruck |
6.25 x 7.75 in.
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| Hauser am Fleet |
5 x 6.5 in.
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| Hamburg Red House |
5.5 x 11.75 in.
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| Frankfurt Furher |
4.75 x 6 in.
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| Dusseldorf 1997 |
3 x 4.5 in.
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| das Versteck |
7 x 7.75 in.
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| City of London 1998 |
3.75 x 7 in.
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| Bruxelles, Grand Palace |
3 x 5.5 in.
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| Brussels Panorama 1996 |
3 x 5.5 in.
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| Boston II |
3.5 x 4.5 in.
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| Berlin II Musik 1999 |
3.5 x 5.25 in.
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| Berlin Tor |
3.25 x 5 in.
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| Berlin 1990 |
10.5 x 11.75 in.
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| Sienna 1986 |
10.5 x 9.75 in.
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| Sankt Petersburg |
11.75 x 19.5 in.
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| Nurnberg 1987 |
10.5 x 11.75 in.
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| Moskau 1990 |
10.5 x 11.75 in.
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