Josef Dobrowsky

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Josef Dobrowsky (born September 22, 1889 in Karlsbad , Bohemia , † January 9, 1964 in Tullnerbach ) was an Austrian painter ( portrait , genre and landscape painting ).

Life

Josef Dobrowsky first attended the Vienna School of Applied Arts , from 1906 to 1919 he then studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts (under Christian Griepenkerl and Rudolf Bacher ). He had to interrupt his studies in 1911/12, later from 1914 to 1918, during the First World War because of military service. At that time he received the Court Prize and the Rome Prize. From 1919 Dobrowsky worked as a freelance artist and joined the Vienna Secession , of which he became an honorary member in 1955. From 1934 he was also a member of the Prague Secession . From 1946 to 1963 he was professor in a master class for painting at the Academy in Vienna. Important artists such as Alfred Hrdlicka , Josef Mikl and Wolfgang Hollegha as well as Heinrich Maria Hunger were his students.

Dobrowsky died in Tullnerbach, Pressbaum community in the Vienna Woods, where he had lived since 1959. In 1975 Dobrowskygasse in Vienna- Inzersdorf was named after the artist.

meaning

Josef Dobrowsky was one of the most important Austrian artists of the interwar period. In his early work, influences from Gustav Klimt , Albin Egger-Lienz and Ferdinand Hodler can be seen , from 1920 onwards he dealt with the painting of Pieter Brueghel the Elder . At that time he therefore created landscapes and genre scenes in an earthy color scheme. Later he mainly created portraits and landscapes in an expressive colorism, including important watercolors . His pictures radiate a melancholy warm mood. The artist, who has not been adequately recognized up to now, has recently experienced increased interest, which is reflected in the rising prices of his pictures in the art trade.

From September 17, 2014 to January 18, 2015, a comprehensive exhibition of Dobrowsky's works took place in the Upper Belvedere in Vienna.

Works

  • Girl with a Cap (Vienna, Leopold Museum, Inv. No. 338), oil on canvas, 60 × 50.4 cm
  • Donaulände in Ybbs (Vienna, Leopold Museum, inv.no.78), oil on cardboard, 46 × 59.3 cm
  • Girl in front of a jewelry box (Vienna, Leopold Museum, inv.no.163), 1929, oil on canvas, 79.2 × 60.3 cm
  • Houses in Karlsbad (Vienna, Leopold Museum, inv.no. 40), 1930, oil on canvas, 73.2 × 92 cm
  • Portrait of Dr. LF - Woman with a white blouse (Vienna, Leopold Museum, inv. No. 38), before 1937, oil on canvas, 90 × 73.5 cm
  • Woman with a striped blouse (Vienna, Leopold Museum, inv.no.234), 1943, oil on cardboard, 90.3 × 70.2 cm

Awards

literature

  • Biographical lexicon for the history of the Bohemian countries , Volume I (A – H), edited on behalf of the Collegium Carolinum (Institute) by Heribert Sturm , R.Oldenbourg Verlag Munich Vienna 1979, pages 262 and 263, ISBN 3-486-49491-0
  • Josef Dobrowsky 1889-1964. Oil paintings, watercolors, drawings . Galerie Würthle, Vienna 1979
  • Josef Dobrowsky 1889-1964 in the mirror of art criticism . Herbert Zemen, Vienna 2006
  • Josef Dobrowsky 1889-1964, an artist portrait . Herbert Zemen, Vienna 2007
  • Josef Dobrowsky: "everywhere he paints the inside of the apparitions". Giese & Schweiger art trade, Vienna 2007

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personal data
SURNAME Dobrowsky, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter (portrait, genre and landscape painting)
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Carlsbad , Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH January 9, 1964
Place of death Tullnerbach