Heinrich Tahedl

Art in architecture (1954), congress settlement

Heinrich Tahedl (born July 1, 1907 in Oberlaa , † April 14, 1985 in Krems an der Donau ) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist .

Life

Heinrich Tahedl learned building construction from 1922 to 1926 at the Federal Trade School in Mödling and from 1926 to 1929 painting at the St. Anna School of Painting in Vienna . In 1932 he graduated from the Vienna School of Applied Arts , where he had studied from 1929.

Heinrich Tahedl worked as a freelance painter and graphic artist from 1933. From 1939 to 1945 he was a soldier in World War II . From 1959 he was a member of the Vienna Secession . In 1969 he bought the "Kranzlmühle" in Leodagger in Lower Austria , where he lived from then on.

Heinrich Tahedl's grave is in the Pulkau cemetery .

Services

Stained glass window by Heinrich Tahedl in the Gatterhölzl Church

Heinrich Tahedl is best known for the glass paintings , mosaics and murals that he realized after the Second World War. Such works by Heinrich Tahedl can be found in more than a hundred buildings, including many church buildings. He often worked with the architect Ladislaus Hruska .

Several Austrian museums own works by Tahedl, including the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere , the Neue Galerie Graz , the Lentos and the Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum .

Works

• 1949: Window of St. Rupert's Church in Vienna
• 1956: Mosaic of Christ and twelve apostles in the apse, Canisius Church in Vienna- Alsergrund
• 1962: Altar mosaic and Stations of the Cross in the Steinebrunn branch church in Lower Austria.
• 1974: Concrete glass window painting in the parish church Wildendürnbach
• Way of the Cross in reverse glass painting , Dreifaltigkeitskirche in Vienna- Favoriten
• Glass window, Gatterhölzlkirche in Vienna- Meidling
• Natural stone mosaics of the seasons on the gable fronts, congress settlement in Vienna- Hietzing
• Bas-reliefs with symbols of creation on the church doors and ornamental windows , Kordonkirche in Vienna- Penzing
• Frescoes, St.-Josef-am-Wolfersberg-Church in Vienna-Penzing
• Stained glass of saints and biblical scenes on the subject of salvation, Währing parish church in Vienna- Währing (together with Inge Hölzl)
• Stained glass, parish church Maria Königin in Vienna- Floridsdorf

Awards and honors

• Lobmeyr Prize for the best overall performance of the Kunstgewerbeschule (1932)
• 3rd prize in the Austrian graphics competition (1937)
• Professional title Professor (1963)

literature

• Alfred Brogyányi (ed.): Heinrich Tahedl (1907–1985). Glass and light - color and shape . Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902609-03-8

Web links

Commons : Heinrich Tahedl  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Heinrich Tahedl in the catalog of the German National Library