August Stimpfl

August Stimpfl (born March 2, 1924 in Imst ; † May 21, 2010 ibid) was an Austrian academic painter .

life and work

August Stimpfl attended the arts and crafts school in Innsbruck until 1941. From 1942 to 1945 he served in the war in Russia , the Caucasus and Norway . From 1948 to 1951 he studied with Robin Christian Andersen and Herbert Boeckl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts .

In 1951 he married Johanna Praxmarer and the couple had two daughters.

From 1965 to 1970 Stimpfl dealt with work of a technoid character using a computer-based working method. Afterwards he dealt again with the human body in the creation of images, especially with women, since the 1970s he has been drawing almost exclusively female nudes. In 1980 he went to New York to study with Reiner Schiestl .

His acrylic paintings have been exhibited in numerous Central European cities, including Vienna, Basel, Munich, Stuttgart and Zurich. His other techniques included smaller drawings as well as etchings and monotypes . One focus of his work was art in architecture , where he often worked with the architect Norbert Heltschl , who also came from Imst .

Along with Max Weiler and Paul Flora, Stimpfl is one of the most important Tyrolean artists after the Second World War .

Exhibitions (selection)

Gallery in the Taxispalais , Innsbruck, 1965
Stadtturmgalerie, Innsbruck, 1974
Art Basel , 1980
Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum , 1982
Sun temple , Bayreuth, 1983
Artists from Tyrol , Bonn, Innsbruck, Linz, Lienz, Bozen, 1992/93
Retrospective over 25 years , Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Maretsch Castle , Bozen, 1994

Works in public space

Sgraffito cranes and sundial on Mitterhoferstraße 11 in Innsbruck

Wall painting, Oberstadt elementary school, Imst, 1952

Wall painting Apocalyptic Horsemen , Michaelskapelle, Imst cemetery, 1956

Wall paintings in the protective coat Madonna and "Freedom of the Children", Pettneu am Arlberg elementary school , 1957

Sgraffito sundial and cranes, Mitterhoferstraße 11 residential building, Innsbruck, 1957

Mural: St. Francis with the animals, residential building Am Grettert 22, Imst, 1958

Stained glass window, Sonnbergschule chapel, Imst, 1959

Mural, Inzing School Center , 1962

Glass concrete wall, ambo, door wing, parish church of St. Josef the Worker , Landeck-Bruggen, 1963

Stained glass, church to the hll. Engeln, Imst- Brennbichl , 1967

Facade design, Sparkasse Reutte , 1975 (with Norbert Strolz )

artistic design, Chapel of the Dead Imsterberg , 1978

Wall ceramics and door, chapel of the St. Michael Education Center, Pfons , 1978

Fresco in the chancel, Antonius Chapel, Imst, around 1991

Wall painting birds, fish, flowers , Elbigenalp elementary school

literature

Christoph Bertsch (Ed.): Art in Tyrol, 20th century: significantly expanded and revised inventory catalog of the collection of the Institute for Art History at the University of Innsbruck including documentation of legacies and bequests in two volumes. Volume 2, Innsbruck 1997, pp. 724-727 urn : nbn: at: at-ubi: 2-7291

Web links

Commons : August Stimpfl - collection of images, videos and audio files

An undiscovered archipelago , Art Club Imst

Individual evidence

↑ August Stimpfl , Galerie Welz, Salzburg (accessed July 14, 2012)
↑ Ivona Jelcic: Norbert Heltschl 1919-2017. In: Tiroler Tageszeitung from December 7, 2017
↑ An undiscovered archipelago - The Tyrolean painter August Stimpfl , film.at (accessed on July 14, 2012)
^ Tafatsch, Schmid-Pittl: Oberstadt elementary school. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
↑ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: Friedhofskapelle, Michaelskapelle, war memorial chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Wachter, Wiesauer: Pettneu elementary school. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Müller, Wiesauer: Art in building on public buildings: Sundial and cranes. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
↑ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: Art in building on public buildings: Wall picture: St. Francis with the animals. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: house chapel, chapel of the Sonnberg school. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Frick, Wiesauer: Inzing school center. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
↑ Pümpel, Wiesauer: Parish Church hl. Joseph the Worker. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
↑ Praxmarer, Wiesauer: Church to the hl. Angels in Brennbichl, Guardian Angel Church. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Hausmann, Wiesauer: Art in building on public buildings: wall paintings. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 19, 2016 .
^ Wachter, Schmid-Pittl: cemetery chapel, war memorial chapel, death chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
↑ Frick, Wiesauer: House chapel, St. Michael chapel, Michaelskapelle. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Wachter, Schmid-Pittl: court chapel, chapel St. Antonius, Antonius chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
↑ Bader, Wiesauer: Art in building on public buildings: wall painting birds, fish, flowers. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Stimpfl, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian academic painter
DATE OF BIRTH	March 2, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Imst
DATE OF DEATH	May 21, 2010
Place of death	Imst

[1] August Stimpfl , Galerie Welz, Salzburg (accessed July 14, 2012)

[2] Ivona Jelcic: Norbert Heltschl 1919-2017. In: Tiroler Tageszeitung from December 7, 2017

[3] An undiscovered archipelago - The Tyrolean painter August Stimpfl , film.at (accessed on July 14, 2012)

[4] Tafatsch, Schmid-Pittl: Oberstadt elementary school. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[5] Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: Friedhofskapelle, Michaelskapelle, war memorial chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[6] Wachter, Wiesauer: Pettneu elementary school. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[7] Müller, Wiesauer: Art in building on public buildings: Sundial and cranes. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[8] Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: Art in building on public buildings: Wall picture: St. Francis with the animals. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[9] Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: house chapel, chapel of the Sonnberg school. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[10] Frick, Wiesauer: Inzing school center. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[11] Pümpel, Wiesauer: Parish Church hl. Joseph the Worker. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[12] Praxmarer, Wiesauer: Church to the hl. Angels in Brennbichl, Guardian Angel Church. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[13] Hausmann, Wiesauer: Art in building on public buildings: wall paintings. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 19, 2016 .

[14] Wachter, Schmid-Pittl: cemetery chapel, war memorial chapel, death chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[15] Frick, Wiesauer: House chapel, St. Michael chapel, Michaelskapelle. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[16] Wachter, Schmid-Pittl: court chapel, chapel St. Antonius, Antonius chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .

[17] Bader, Wiesauer: Art in building on public buildings: wall painting birds, fish, flowers. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .