Franz Chalaupka

The sea battle near Heligoland , 1895

Franz Chalaupka (* 1856 in Semlin ; † June 6, 1921 in Graz ) was an Austrian painter and officer .

Life

Chalaupka was a lieutenant colonel in the Austro-Hungarian army when he retired. From then on he devoted himself entirely to art, although art-historical research is still unknown whether he acquired this knowledge academically or autodidactically . In 1901 Chalaupka was named as a member of the Styrian Association of Fine Artists. He worked in Graz until the end of his life, his preferred motifs were from the field of marine painting .

Works (selection)

The sea battle near Helgoland , signed and dated 1895. Oil on canvas, approx. 80 × 120 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien

literature

Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters of the 19th century, supplementary volume 1, Vienna 1979, p. K 83

Individual evidence

^ Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters of the 19th century, supplementary volume 1, Vienna 1979, p. K 83
^ Army History Museum / Military History Institute (ed.): The Army History Museum in the Vienna Arsenal . Verlag Militaria , Vienna 2016, ISBN 978-3-902551-69-6 , p. 154

personal data
SURNAME	Chalaupka, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	1856
PLACE OF BIRTH	Semlin
DATE OF DEATH	June 6, 1921
Place of death	Graz

[1] Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters of the 19th century, supplementary volume 1, Vienna 1979, p. K 83

[2] Army History Museum / Military History Institute (ed.): The Army History Museum in the Vienna Arsenal . Verlag Militaria , Vienna 2016, ISBN 978-3-902551-69-6 , p. 154