August Stefan Kronstein
August Stefan Kronstein (born December 21, 1850 in Pest , † December 15, 1921 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist .
Kronstein was a student of the painter Zsigmond Löschinger and the graphic artist A. Rohn and W. Grund in Pest . From 1869 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger . He then became an employee of Ladislaus Eugen Petrovits and Vinzenz Katzler . In 1873 Kronstein was appointed head of the lithographic establishment of the Waldheim publishing house.
Kronstein also provided illustrations to many magazines, including Über Land und Meer , Deutsche Illustrirte Zeitung , Das Buch für alle , Gartenlaube and Illustrirte Zeitung . He created many pen drawings , woodcuts and watercolors with views of the city of Vienna.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg: The spiritual Vienna. Lexicon of artists and writers. Communications about Viennese architects, sculptors, stage artists, graphic artists, journalists, painters, musicians and writers. Volume 1. Daberkow. Vienna 1889.
Web links
- Kronstein, August Stefan. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 296.
- August Stefan Kronstein in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kronstein, August Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian graphic artist, illustrator, lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | pest |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1921 |
| Place of death | Vienna |