Fritz Grossmann
Fritz Grossmann (born June 26, 1902 in Stanislau , Galicia , † November 16, 1984 in Croydon , London ) was an Austro-British art historian .
Life
Fritz Grossmann was the son of the military doctor Maximilian Großmann (born January 13, 1869 in Stredokluk near Prague; † February 22, 1941 in Vienna-Landstrasse). He attended the state high school in Vienna III. District up to high school graduation. He then studied at the University of Vienna , first law, then art history and modern German philology. In 1930 he received his doctorate under Josef Strzygowski . He then worked as a freelancer in the cultural sector in Vienna, but as a Jew he could not find a permanent job. After the “Anschluss” of Austria , he emigrated to London in December 1938, where he became Ludwig Burchard's assistant . He also worked closely with the collector Antoine Seilern , whom he knew from his school days in Vienna. From 1961 until his retirement in 1966 he worked at the Manchester City Art Gallery . From 1966 to 1972 he taught as a professor of art history at the University of Washington in Seattle .
His research was mainly applied to Holbein and Bruegel .
Publications (selection)
- The Scots altar - position in Viennese painting of the late Gothic period . Dissertation University of Vienna 1930 (unprinted).
- Bruegel. The Paintings. Complete edition . Phaidon, London 1955, revised edition London 1966, 3rd, revised edition New York 1973.
literature
- Ulrike Wendland: Biographical handbook of German-speaking art historians in exile. Life and work of the scientists persecuted and expelled under National Socialism. Part 1: A – K. KG Saur, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-598-11339-0 , pp. 249-250.
- Marie Theres Arnbom u. a .: Pictures from the suitcase. The Fritz Grossmann Collection and the rediscovery of Theodor Fried . Exhibition Museum Zinkenbacher, July 13th to October 13th 2013. St Gilgen 2013.
- Hilde Cuvelier: Empathy and deep understanding, Fritz Grossmann (1902-84) and his Bruegel Archive at the Rubinianum . In: L. Nijkamp, K. Bulckens, P. Valkeneers (eds.): Picturing Ludwig Burchard 1886–1990. A Rubens Scholar in Art-Historical Perspective . Harvey Miller / Brepols, London / Turnhout 2015, pp. 133–150.
Web links
- Fritz Grossmann in the Dictionary of Art Historians
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grossmann, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-British art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stanislau , Galicia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1984 |
| Place of death | Croydon , London |