Franz Hohenberger

Franz Hohenberger (born August 14, 1867 Vienna ; † December 17, 1941 ibid) was an Austrian painter .

Life

Hohenberger studied drawing with Joseph Eugen Hörwarter , then from 1883 to 1886 painting at the Art Academy in Vienna with Christian Griepenkerl , August Eisenmenger and Siegmund L'Allemand , then until 1891 history painting at the Art Academy with Leopold Carl Müller . After completing his studies, he stayed in Paris from 1891 to 1893 , where he was influenced by the painting of the Impressionists , and then returned to Vienna. In 1893/94 he created pictures with Josef Engelhart for the Somossy circus in Budapest.

With Josef Engelhart and Maximilian Lenz , he created the facade of the Vienna Annahof in 1894 (architects Fellner & Helmer ) and in 1897 of the Vienna Urania Volksbildungshaus (architect Max Fabiani ). In 1895 he made a trip to India , China and Japan . In 1898 Hohenberger became a member of the Vienna Secession and was its chairman from 1906 to 1908.

In 1902 he founded a painting school together with Ferdinand Kruis , which he had to close in 1916 because he was called up for military service as a war painter in Lublin . After the First World War , Hohenberger was awarded the title of professor. In 1938 he became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus .

His works are u. a. in the collections of the Historical Museum of the City of Vienna , the Austrian Gallery Belvedere , the Albertina and the Museum of Military History .

Hohenberger designed, among other things, the high altar picture of the Brigittakirche in Vienna 20 (1906) as well as a cycle of frescoes with Josef Engelhart in Schloss Kogl in Attergau on the subject of " The Spodder " by Ferdinand Raimund (1913).

literature

Hohenberger, Franz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 389.
Manfred Knedlik: Hohenberger, Franz . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 74, de Gruyter, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-023179-3 , p. 192.

Web links

Commons : Franz Hohenberger - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on Franz Hohenberger in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Franz Hohenberger in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
biography

Individual evidence

^ Hohenberger, Franz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815-1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 389.
^ Manfred Knedlik: Hohenberger, Franz . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 74, de Gruyter, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-023179-3 , p. 192.

personal data
SURNAME	Hohenberger, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	August 14, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	December 17, 1941
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Hohenberger, Franz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815-1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 389.

[2] Manfred Knedlik: Hohenberger, Franz . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 74, de Gruyter, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-023179-3 , p. 192.