Anton Nowak (painter)
Anton Nowak (born May 10, 1865 in Marburg an der Drau , † May 20, 1932 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter .
Life
From 1892 Anton Nowak studied portrait, genre and landscape painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Christian Griepenkerl , from 1886 to 1889 he attended Leopold Karl Müller's special school .
In 1894 he became a member of the Wiener Künstlerhaus and in 1897 he was one of the founding members of the Vienna Secession ; his work was shown at the group's first exhibition. 1908/09 he was President of the Secession. Some of his woodblock prints appeared in her magazine Ver Sacrum . In 1899 he was elected to the committee of the Association of Austrian Artists .
For many years Nowak was the head of the painting school in Brno .
style
Anton Nowak mainly painted landscapes under the influence of Theodor von Hörmann ; genre representations are also known from his earlier period. Despite his participation in the Vienna Secession, his works were unaffected by Art Nouveau .
literature
- Friedrich von Boetticher : painter works of the 19th century . Vol. 2, 1st Dresden 1898.
- Heinrich Fuchs: Austrian Painting of the 19th Century , Vol. 3, Vienna 1973.
- O. Matulla: Nowak, Anton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 160.
- Bärbel Holaus, Elisabeth Hülmbauer, Claudia Wöhrer: Art of the 19th century. Inventory catalog of the Austrian Gallery of the 19th Century . Vol. 3: L-R . Vienna 1998, p. 138 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Anton Nowak at RKD artists
- Anton Nowak on artnet
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nowak, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marburg on the Drau |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1932 |
| Place of death | Vienna |