Franz Gaál

Franz Gaál (born September 12, 1891 in Debrecen / Hungary ; † 1956 , also Ferenc Gaál ) was an Austro-Hungarian landscape and genre painter .

Life

Little is known about Franz Gaál's education. He entered the First World War as a reserve officer and applied for admission as a war painter to the Austro-Hungarian war press headquarters . Despite a recommendation from the 10th Army High Command , he was not accepted into the KPQ.

The Army History Museum in Vienna only has one of his works in its inventory. Originally there were three, but two of them had to be ceded to Hungary in 1926.

Works (selection)

Shot down Italian plane (Farman 5B) , pencil drawing, 18 × 27 cm ( Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna)

literature

Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Military Science Institute): "Flies 90/71", catalog for the exhibition, Volume II: Flies in the First World War, paintings and drawings. Vienna 1971.

Individual evidence

↑ Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Military Science Institute): "Flies 90/71", catalog for the exhibition, Volume II: Flies in the First World War, paintings and drawings. Vienna 1971, p. 25.

personal data
SURNAME	Gaál, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gaál, Ferenc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	September 12, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH	Debrecen
DATE OF DEATH	1956

[1] Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Military Science Institute): "Flies 90/71", catalog for the exhibition, Volume II: Flies in the First World War, paintings and drawings. Vienna 1971, p. 25.