Linz Railway Bridge by Gazmend Freitag, 2016, oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm   A PICTURE FOR THE AGES – THE OLD RAILWAY BRIDGE IN LINZ! LINZ RAILWAY BRIDGE Gazmend Freitag, the well-known Albanian international painter and Kosovo native, has lived and worked in Linz for a number of years. “Bridges” are a subject that has always fascinated him, occupying an important place in his creative work. Linz’s Nibelung Bridge, the historic Ottoman stone arch bridge built in his hometown of Prizren in the 15th century, the Scalzi Bridge in Venice, the Aire de Loisirs de Pons in France – all of these structures have already appeared in Gazmend Freitag’s art. “There’s something in a bridge that strikes a chord in me,” said Freitag. “Any bridge to be torn down leaves a void that can never again be filled.“ Now his “Bridge Cycle” has been augmented by yet another meaningful work. An important concern for the artist is to preserve in canvas the 116-year-old historical railway bridge in Linz for posterity as it is …