Arts and Entertainment, 1st prize
Gérard Rancinan
GLMR & Associés
GLMR & Associés
01 January, 1988
Heinrich Reisenbauer with his interpretation of fir-trees. Apart from mental problems, the patients at a psychiatric institution near Vienna have something else in common: the urge to paint. Under the inspiring guidance of their psychiatrist Dr. Navratil they create works of art which are exhibited at prestigious museums all over the world. Some of their paintings sell up to $25,000.
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