| Thomas Häfner | |
| Birth Date: | 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Germany |
| Death Date: | 1985 |
| Death Place: | Germany |
| Occupation: | Painter |
Thomas Häfner (1928-1985) was a realistic and fantastic art painter. Häfner was a member of a group of German artists who called themselves the Young Realists, formed in Düsseldorf in the mid-Fifties.[1]
Escaping the horrors of the Second World War, he live for a decade in Ceylon (1938–1948). He studied at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf.Detail from his painting "Lucifer" is used to illustrate the novel "Moravagine" by Blaise Cendrars.[2]