Erwin Pendl
Erwin Pendl (born October 18, 1875 in Vienna ; † August 4, 1945 there ) was an Austrian vedute and architecture painter , illustrator and writer .
life and work
He was the son of the sculptor Emanuel Pendl and studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, among others with the court theater painter Hermann Burghart . Pendl worked in Viennese architecture studios such as Alexander Wielemans von Monteforte and in the castle construction studio. In 1897/98 Pendl built a plastic model of Vienna's inner city , which is now in the Wien Museum . On behalf of the municipality of Vienna, Pendl created numerous oversized views of the city for the world exhibitions in 1898 and 1900 (Paris) . His main works, executed in watercolor , include the monumental depiction of Vienna's inner city (1898) and the bird's eye view of Vienna, created with Hugo Darnaut . In 1906 he was awarded a gold medal at an exhibition in Milan .
Works (selection)
- View of the old cast house in the Vienna Arsenal , pen drawing, 9 × 11.9 cm, 1934, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna
literature
- R. Schmidt: Pendl Erwin. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 405.
- Erwin Pendl: Austria at the World Exhibition in Paris 1900. Compiled and illustrated by Erwin Pendl with the help of outstanding experts. Vienna, Hartleben, 1900.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ New acquisitions by the Art Department , in: Viribus Unitis. Annual report 2014 of the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna 2015, p. 38f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pendl, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 4, 1945 |
| Place of death | Vienna |