Hans Schachinger
Hans Schachinger (born May 20, 1888 in Vienna , † November 13, 1952 in Nassau an der Lahn ) was an Austrian portrait and genre painter .
life and work
Schachinger studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Christian Griepenkerl and Rudolf Bacher . In 1919 he deepened his studies at the Munich Academy . In 1925 he founded his own painting school in Vienna. In 1927 he went on a study trip to Paris , and in 1938 he exhibited for the first time at the Biennale di Venezia . In 1945 he moved to a farmhouse in Kobernaußerwald , and subsequently worked in Schalchen , Upper Austria .
Hans Schachinger received the Silver Medal of the Albrecht Dürer Association in 1916; 1923 the Dumba Prize; 1924 the Künstlerhaus anniversary award; 1925 the Great Gold Medal of Honor; 1927 the Rembrandt Prize of the Vienna Artists' Cooperative and the Austrian State Prize; 1934 and 1935 the City of Vienna Prize; In 1935 the Gustav Figdor Prize and in 1942 the sponsorship prize for the exhibition “The beautiful Viennese image of women” . In 1932 Schachinger was appointed professor . From 1920 he was a member of the Wiener Künstlerhaus , furthermore he was a member of the Innviertler Künstlergilde.
Schachinger attached great importance to a naturalism committed to tradition . This made him a sought-after portraitist during the Nazi era . His genre painting from a rural milieu was characterized by a sparse coloring .
Works by Schachinger are now largely in private hands, but also in publicly accessible collections such as the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere , the Wien Museum , the University of Vienna , the Leopold Museum and the Army History Museum .
Works (excerpt)
- Portrait of Federal President Michael Hainisch , oil on canvas, approx. 110 × 90 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna
- Portrait of Elisabeth Kallina , around 1935, (private property of the artist's family)
literature
- Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters born in 1881–1900. Vienna 1976, Volume 2, p. K 76 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters born in 1881-1900. Vienna 1976, Volume 2, p. K 76 f.
- ↑ Michaela Pappernigg (arrangement): Art of the 20th century. Inventory catalog of the Austrian Gallery of the 20th Century. ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Vol. 4: S – Z- ed. vd Austrian Gallery Belvedere. Vienna 2001, p. 14; cited on the website of the Austrian Gallery Belvedere, accessed on April 12, 2012
- ^ Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters born in 1881-1900. Vienna 1976, Volume 2, p. K 76 f.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schachinger, Hans |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1888 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1952 |
Place of death | Nassau (Lahn) |