Erwin Lang (painter)
Erwin Lang (born July 22, 1886 in Vienna ; † February 10, 1962 there ) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist .
Live and act
Erwin Lang, the son of the social worker and women's rights activist Marie Lang , attended the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Alfred Roller . He exhibited his work for the first time in 1908 at the Vienna Art Show. In 1911, Lang exhibited with Kokoschka and Schiele in an exhibition of the Hagenbund , of which he was a member . One of his essential areas was woodcuts. His woodcuts were also used for book illustration.
In 1920 he came back via China after being a prisoner of war in Russia, from which he was able to escape. He then began as a stage decorator in Vienna and Berlin .
Lang was married in his first marriage to the dancer Grete Wiesenthal . For them he designed the posters and productions. The architect Lukas Matthias Lang and the painter Konrad Lang emerged from the second marriage .
Works (selection)
- Dante Vita Nuova
- Grete Wiesenthal and her school
- Woodcuts (6) as book design in German Minnesang. Carl Konegen Verlag, Vienna 1921
literature
- The early poster (Germany). 1980, p. 172.
- Fuchs: painter 1881–1900. Volume 1. p. 151.
- General artist lexicon. Bio-bibliographic index. Volume 6. 2000, p. 50.
- Lang, Erwin . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 22 : Krügner – Leitch . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1928, p. 314 .
- Erwin Lang . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 165 f .
- Wilhelmi: artist groups. 1996, p. 171.
Individual evidence
- ^ Haybach Verlag auf Österreichische Verlagsgeschichte, accessed on October 20, 2009.
- ↑ Erwin Lang ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 57 kB) accessed on October 19, 2009
Web links
- Literature by and about Erwin Lang in the catalog of the German National Library
- Image index
- Official website of the artist family Lang
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lang, Erwin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1886 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1962 |
Place of death | Vienna |