Anton Lutz (painter)

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Anton Lutz (born February 19, 1894 in Prambachkirchen , † May 2, 1992 in Linz ) was an Austrian painter .

Life

In 1939 Anton Lutz had a studio set up on the top floor of the building in Linz, Hagenstrasse 19

Lutz was born as the thirteenth child of school principal Otto Lutz (born February 18, 1843 in Obernberg am Inn ) and Antonia Lutz (born April 1, 1855 in Waizenkirchen ). When his father died in 1903, his mother and twelve children moved to what is now the Urfahr district of Linz . Anton Lutz attended elementary school in Urfahr until 1908 and received his first drawing lessons here .

From 1909 to 1913 he attended the imperial royal (kk) teacher training institute in Linz; In the same year he exhibited his works for the first time and together with Franz Brosch and Klemens Brosch , as well as Franz Sedlacek, he participated in the founding of the Linz artists' association MAERZ .

In 1914 he took up a position as a teacher, his military service ( World War I ) ended in 1918 and then he worked again as a primary school teacher until 1939 . In 1922 he married Therese Rieder. In the same year he began artistic training in Munich with Constantin Gerhardinger and Heinrich Knirr , which ended in 1923. In 1926 daughter Ilse was born; she married Karl Leitl and is the mother of the Austrian politician Christoph Leitl .

In 1935 Lutz received his first solo exhibition. He held the office of President of the Upper Austrian Art Association from 1934 to 1938, and from 1939 to 1943 he did military service in World War II . In 1948 he resumed the office of president and held it until 1963, when he moved to the board as honorary president.

His wife Therese died in 1991 and he himself the following year.

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The early work is shaped by Secession and Impressionism . The latter remains decisive until the mid-1930s. Then motifs of Realism and New Objectivity come to the fore. In his late work (from 1950) he devoted himself increasingly to abstraction . Lutz particularly addressed the phenomena of light and is therefore also called the “master of light”. His creative period lasted until 1988, when the last oil painting was created .

literature

  • Rainer Zimmermann: Expressive realism. Painting of the Lost Generation. Hirmer, Munich 1994, p. 412.
  • Peter Assmann (Hrsg.) / Franz Smola (Hrsg.): Light impressions. The painter Anton Lutz 1894-1992 . Austrian Gallery Belvedere, Vienna / Provincial Library, Weitra, 2005

Awards

  • 1924 monetary prize from the Federal Ministry of Education (1,000,000 crowns)
  • 1926 Honorary Prize from the Upper Austrian Art Association
  • 1931 State Prize from the Federal Ministry for Education
  • 1934 State Prize Medal
  • 1952 Prize of the City of Linz
  • 1969 Awarded the title of professor by the Federal President
  • 1974 Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art
  • 1978 Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
  • 1979 Culture Medal of the City of Linz
  • 1983 Gold Medal of Honor from the Province of Upper Austria
  • 1989 Ring of Honor of the City of Linz

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Leitner: Brick Party in Eferding. In: Wirtschaftsblatt. July 8, 2005, archived from the original on January 14, 2013 ; Retrieved February 16, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Lutz, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Prambachkirchen
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1992
Place of death Linz