Gerhard Batha was born in Vienna and studied art at the Graphic School in the city, one of the leading design schools in Europe at the time. He specialised in painting, stone engraving and reproduction, under Professor J Wolfsberger. In 1961 and 1962, he was accepted to study under <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/oskar-kokoschka-1886">Oskar Kokoschka</a> at the famous Summer School in S