Gustav Hessing
Gustav Hessing (born January 20, 1909 in Chernivtsi , Austria-Hungary ; † January 8, 1981 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter and university professor .
biography
Hessing studied in Vienna, his work from the interwar period was expressionistic, later Hessing was influenced by surrealism , cubism and abstract painting. Hessing was banned from working from 1938 to 1945. From 1967 to 1979 he worked as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna . Hessing received the City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts in 1967. In 1979 Hessing had a major retrospective at the Austrian Belvedere Gallery .
Hessing was buried in an honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 10, row 4, no. 87).
Awards
Exhibitions
- 2005 Gustav Hessing - sensation of color. Oil paintings and watercolors. Galerie Suppan - Palais Coburg, Vienna (11.10 - 7.11)
literature
- Martin Suppan (ed.): Gustav Hessing - Sensation of color. Vienna 2005. Edition Martin Suppan ISBN 3-901255-23-0
- Alfred Sammer: Gustav Hessing , Vienna 1975
Web links
Commons : Gustav Hessing - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Gustav Hessing in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography with a picture example
- Honorary grave Gustav Hessing central cemetery
- Entry on Gustav Hessing in the database of the state's memory for the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hessing, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chernivtsi |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1981 |
| Place of death | Vienna |