Helmut Koller is mainly known for his colorful, bold and festive  paintings of animals which are collected on four continents, America,  Europe, Asia and Africa. 

Koller grew up in the beautiful Austrian  countryside. After completing his training as a photographer and a brief  professional detour to Germany he became the official photographer for  the Vienna State Opera back home in Austria. F

or seven years he photographed superstars like Luciano Pavarotti,  Placido Domingo, Leonard Bernstein and Rudolf Nurejev. Within that  period Helmut Koller co-wrote, photographed and designed his first book  called WOMEN OVER 30. Two more books followed. ELEKTRA, about the movie  production of the Richard Strauss opera and OPERA LIVE, a coffee table  book about the Vienna State Opera. Feeling confined in Europe and eager  for the ambition of America, Koller moved to Manhattan then Palm Beach,  Florida where he now resides. In 1987, with his first collection of  paintings, “Homage to Egon Schiele”, Koller made the transition from  photography to painting. The artist then turned his interest to historic  portraits of the Native Americans. Figurative paintings in acrylic on  canvas followed. Since the beginning of 1997 Koller is working on a  series of colorful animal paintings. In summer 1998, Suppan Galerie in  Vienna, Austria, showed these new paintings for the very first time at  an exhibition. Galleria di Sorrento at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas  premiered these super realistic “new pop” paintings in the United States  in the summer 1999. Until 2016, Galerie Dumonteil in Paris, Shanghai  and New York, represented Koller’s art work and exhibited his paintings  at major international art fairs. 

Nowadays the rich and colorful world of Helmut Koller, appeals to collectors all over the world.