Ernst Schroffenegger

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Ernst Schroffenegger (born September 18, 1905 in Feldkirch ; † April 1, 1994 ) was an Austrian painter .

Life

Ernst Schroffenegger studied mechanical engineering and electrical engineering and joined the Austrian Federal Railways in 1923 . In Innsbruck he received training in painting from Toni Kirchmayr and Max von Esterle  and in fresco painting from Ernst Nepo . In 1943/44 he studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris with Othon Friesz .

Schroffenegger created numerous murals, including for the Ruetz power plant and the reception building of train stations. At times he was on the board of directors of the Tyrolean Artists . His studio was in Mieming .

Awards

Works

  • Wall paintings in the staircase, Ruetzkraftwerk, Schönberg im Stubaital, 1941
  • Mural soldier and Tyrolean rifleman, cemetery chapel, Fulpmes military cemetery , 1962
  • Sgraffito Maria with child , Stoaner farm, Mieming, 1963
  • Mural, symbolizing winter skiing, reception building at Seefeld train station in Tyrol , 1963
  • Mural depicting the Brixen church, a farmhouse and the chapel on the Hohe Salve, Brixen im Thale train station , around 1965
  • Tyrolean sgraffiti, craftsmen, factory workers, reception building at Fritzens -Wattens station, 1967
  • Façade fresco St. Pankratius , Pankratiuskapelle Fiecht, Mieming, 1978

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. 674–675 ( urn: nbn: at: at-ubi: 2-7291 )

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Atelier under larches
  2. ^ Electricity plant in Schönberg - Wasserkraft am Ruetzbach (1909-1912) , cultural area Tyrol
  3. ^ Frick, Wiesauer: Electricity plant, power plant of the Ruetz power plant, Ruetz power plant. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 12, 2016 .
  4. ^ Graf, Wiesauer: cemetery chapel, forest chapel, war cemetery chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 12, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Menardi, Wiesauer: Einhof, divided across, middle floor plan, Stoaner. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 12, 2016 .
  6. ^ Frick, Wiesauer: reception building, ÖBB train station. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 12, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Müller, Wiesauer: Train station. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 12, 2016 .
  8. ^ Frick, Wiesauer: reception building, Fritzens station. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 12, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Menardi, Wiesauer: Fraktionskapelle, chapel hl. Pankratius, Pankratius Chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 12, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Schroffenegger, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Feldkirch
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1994