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Traunfellner, Franz© Copyright Franz Traunfellner. Photo. Traunfellner, Franz, b. Gerersdorf (municipality of Pöggstall, Lower Austria), March 25, 1913, d. Gerersdorf at Pöggstall (Lower Austria), Feb. 17, 1986, painter and graphic artist. Grew up in a peasant family. Already acknowledged as a painter while still teaching himself painting, then attended the School of Graphic Arts in Vienna. Portrayed people of the Waldviertel in wood engravings and carvings, etchings and lithographs. Literature: F. Kaindl, F. T., 1982.
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