Hans Pilhs
Hans Pilhs (born March 16, 1903 in Tullnerbach near Vienna , † March 1, 1986 in Vienna ) was an Austrian expressionist painter . He belonged to the so-called "lost generation" of interwar Expressionism.
Artistic career
| year | place |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Theseus temple , Vienna |
| 1933 | Glaspalast / Burggarten , Vienna |
| 1934 | Welz Gallery , Salzburg |
| 1934 | New Gallery, Vienna |
| 1935 | Galerie Welz, Salzburg (with Oskar Kokoschka ) |
| 1935 | Galerie Welz, Salzburg (with Oskar Kokoschka ) |
| 1935 | Vienna Secession |
| 1938 | Vienna art show |
| 1950-1974 | Künstlerhaus Vienna (several times) |
| 1974/1975 | Herzog Gallery, Vienna |
| 1975 | Baden Gallery |
| 1979 | Völkerkundemuseum , Vienna |
| 1980 | Scharnstein Castle Gallery |
| 1983 | Museum of Lower Austria |
| 1986 | Weihergut Gallery , Salzburg |
From 1919 onwards, Hans Pilhs attended the Vienna School of Applied Arts , which later became the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Professors Erich Mallina and Anton von Kenner . He was discovered by the art dealer Otto Kallir- Nirenstein, who in 1934 dedicated his 100th anniversary exhibition to him in his “Neue Galerie” in Vienna. Pilhs went on a study trip to Italy in 1938 . In 1941 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and in 1945 was taken prisoner by the English.
In 1954 and 1958 he took study trips to Greece and Egypt . Picture cycles were created in Tunisia in 1962 , in Morocco and Spain in 1964 and in Turkey in 1966 .
Public collections
- Austrian Gallery Vienna
- Albertina Vienna
- Culture Office of the City of Vienna
- Museum of Lower Austria
literature
- Lexicon of Painting in Austria 20th Century / Heinrich Fuchs
- Lexicon on painting, sculpture, graphics and photography since 1945 / Anton Gugg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pilhs, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian expressionist painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tullnerbach near Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1986 |
| Place of death | Vienna |