Heinrich Heuer

Heinrich Heuer, 2019

Heinrich Heuer (* 1934 in Sophienhof ( Pomerania )) is an Austrian artist , graphic artist and book illustrator of German origin.

Life

Heinrich Heuer was born in Sophienhof in Pomerania in 1934 as the son of a Protestant pastor. From 1953 to 1956 he studied with Karl Rössing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart . In the period from 1957 to 1959 he graduated from the master school for graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna .

Heuer was married to the artist Christine Heuer , who died in 1986, since 1959 .

honors and awards

• 1971: Promotion Prize of the City of Vienna
• 1973: Scholarship for the Austrian Cultural Institute in Rome
• 1980: Prize of the Vienna Art Fund
• 1984: Prize of the Theodor-Körner-Stiftungsfonds
• 1993: Grand Prix of the 1st Egyptian International Print Triennale
• 2000: Prize of the City of Vienna for Fine Arts

Book illustrations (selection)

• Eileen Margo (ed.): In the realm of horror. The best scary stories. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh o. J.
• Oscar Wilde : The Canterville Ghost . Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1960.
• Gustav Meyrink : The Golem . Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1962.
• Oscar Wilde: The Portrait of Dorian Gray . Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1962.

literature

• Etchings. Exhibition catalog 3. – 14. March 1964 Gallery Peithner-Lichtenfels. Gallery Peithner-Lichtenfels, Vienna 1964.
• Heinrich Heuer. 86 etchings. Catalog book with a text by Kristian Sotriffer . Vienna 2003.
• Alois Vogel: Offset color lithographs Heinrich Heuer. Horn 2004.
• Heinrich Heuer: Actually I would have preferred to become a forester ... In: Um: Druck. Journal of Printmaking and Virtual Art from January 21, 2016.

Web links

• official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} subpage biography on the official website.
2. ↑ Heinrich Heuer: Actually I would have preferred to become a forester ... In: Um: Druck. Journal of Printmaking and Virtual Art from January 21, 2016.