Ferdinand Schmutzer

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Photographic self-portrait around 1910
Self-portrait (1918), etching

Ferdinand Schmutzer (* 21st May 1870 in Vienna , † 26. October 1928 ) was an Austrian print graphic designer , photographer and portrait painter .

Life

Schmutzer came from a traditional Viennese family of artists. His great-grandfather Jacob Matthias Schmutzer founded the "kk Kupferstecher-Academie" in Vienna, which was soon merged with the "kk academy of united fine arts". Like his grandfather and father, Ferdinand Schmutzer dealt first with sculpture , but subsequently studied at the Vienna Academy , the painting . During a study visit to the Netherlands, Rembrandt van Rijn's influence sparked his interest in etching . Schmutzer soon enjoyed great success with his portraits of Viennese society. Prominent contemporaries such as Sigmund Freud , Albert Einstein , Emperor Franz Josef , the Vienna Philharmonic or Karl Lueger were his models.

Schmutzer exhibited his works internationally and received several prizes and awards. In 1901 he received a small gold medal at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition and a large one in 1905. A special innovation was the use of large formats, which were previously unknown in the technique of etching. In 1901 Schmutzer became a member of the Vienna Secession , in 1908 he was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna as a recognized master in his field . In addition to the large formats, he introduced new techniques: he used new etching processes and experimented with new types of needles. From 1922 to 1924 he was the rector of the academy. In 1928 Ferdinand Schmutzer died at the age of 58 in Vienna in his villa on Sternwartestrasse. His daughter was the artist Susanne Peschke-Schmutzer .

His honorary grave is in the Döblinger Friedhof (group 42, row 9, number 8).

Exhibitions

The Joachim Quartet (from left to right: Robert Hausmann , Joseph Joachim , Emanuel Wirth and Carl Halir )
  • Ferdinand Schmutzer - portraitist of Viennese intellectual life (etchings) in the Kupferstichkabinett of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, October 21, 1998-10. January 1999.
  • The painter's photographic gaze. The Viennese Society from the perspective of Ferdinand Schmutzer (vintage prints) in the Vienna City and State Archives , November 8, 2004–25. February 2005.
  • Ferdinand Schmutzer (photographs) in the Fotomuseum Westlicht , Vienna, November 30, 2001–24. February 2001.
  • Ferdinand Schmutzer: Portraits of Freud and his time (etchings, photos, heliogravures, documents) in the Sigmund Freud Museum , Vienna, September 26, 2008–25. January 2009.

literature

  • Regina Maria Anzenberger (Ed.): Ferdinand Schmutzer. The photographic work 1894–1928 with texts by Anna Hanreich and Uwe Schögl. Verlag Moser, Vienna / Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-9812344-1-1 .
  • Gerbert Frodl (Red.): Ferdinand Schmutzer. 1870-1928. The painter. Lower Belvedere, Vienna, September 14–16. October 1988. Austrian Gallery, Vienna 1988.
  • Anna Hanreich: The graphic artist's camera. Ferdinand Schmutzer. Photographs from Vienna around 1900. Present publishing house, Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-7069-0914-3 .
  • Bärbel Holaus (ed.): Ferdinand Schmutzer (1870–1928) - portraitist of the Viennese intellectual life. Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna 1998.
  • Bärbel Holaus, Matthias Peschke (ed.): Ferdinand Schmutzer (1870–1928). The musician portraits. Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna 2001.
  • G. Frodl:  Schmutzer Ferdinand. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 349 f. (Direct links on p. 349 , p. 350 ).

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personal data
SURNAME Schmutzer, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian printmaker, photographer and portrait painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 1928
Place of death Vienna