Carl Rotky
Carl Rotky (born April 21, 1891 (according to the gravestone: 1889) in Graz , † August 16, 1977 in Grottenhof , then Kaindorf an der Sulm municipality, today Leibnitz municipality ) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist .
Life
Carl Rotky was born in Graz on April 21, 1891. His father was the kuk district captain of Königinhof ad Elbe (today in the Czech Republic : Dvůr Králové nad Labem ) in Bohemia , while his maternal relatives came from the area of Witschein (now Slovenian: Svečina) in Lower Styria . Carl Rotky's father bought a small farm on the Kogelberg near Leibnitz . The family settled in Graz in 1893. The two brothers Carl and Harry Rotky grew up in Graz. The family lived on the Kogelberg from spring to autumn. Even in middle school, Carl Rotky had the desire to become a painter. However, influenced by his father, who did not approve of this, he initially turned to studying medicine after having passed the Matura . He initially studied at the University of Graz and finished his studies in 1914 with a doctorate in medicine from the Charles University in Prague . After the First World War , which took him to Russia, Galicia and Poland, he returned to Graz as a military surgeon with several awards.
Now the well-respected doctor was urged to pursue his artistic ambitions. He began in Graz at the painting school with the study of painting and graphics with Constantin Damianos and Anton Marussig , which he finished with (Sandor) Alexander von Kubinyi (* 1875 in Debrecen ; † 1949 in Munich) in Munich .
In 1929 he moved to his house on the Kogelberg. Study trips took him to Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia and Greece.
His creative power remained unbroken into old age and new pictures were constantly being created in his studio on the Kogelberg. Carl Rotky died on August 16, 1977 in Grottenhof near Leibnitz.
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Carl Rotky turned with great love the wood and linocut to. His graphic work also includes the illustrations of his volumes of poetry, including "Heimatliches Bilderbuch", "Das Leben", "In Garten", "Die neue Galgenlieder" and many more. During his study trips to Germany, France, Dalmatia, Greece, Venice, Tuscany, numerous were created High quality images.
With his late Impressionist still lifes and Styrian landscapes, he masterfully portrayed his adopted South Styrian home in the peculiar character of what was then known as "Styrian Tuscany" and its reference to the mood of the European south. As he got older, his pictures became more and more expressive and abstract.
Numerous pictures are in private and public collections, including the Albertina in Vienna and the Neue Galerie in Graz. His home community Kaindorf an der Sulm has tried more and more to point out "your" artist in recent years. Exhibitions and a film (DVD) were designed.
The loans were mainly from the August Trummer Collection.
Exhibitions
In exhibitions in Europe, Australia and America his works achieved high esteem. Newspapers and art magazines in Austria, Germany and England published articles and pictures.
Awards
Carl Rotky received many honors, including:
- Austrian State Prize 1938
- Silver medal Graz and Salzburg
- Award of the title "Professor"
- Member and honorary member of the Künstlerbund in Graz and the Salzburg Art Association
literature
- August Trummer (Ed.), Carl Rotky - Das Druckgraphische Werk, self-published Graz, 1982
- Andreas Lendl, Haus der Kunst, gallery, exhibition and book presentation: Illustrated folder with a short biography of Carl Rotky (1891–1977), Graz (born unknown)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rotky, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1977 |
| Place of death | Grotto courtyard |