Heinrich Wettach
Heinrich Wettach (born June 12, 1858 in Vienna , † October 3, 1929 in St. Andrä in Villach ) was an Austrian portrait painter and musician who worked in Laibach from 1885 to 1918 .
After studying painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna , he moved to Laibach in 1885. Wettach initially worked as a freelance artist, teaching art history and drawing in 1900/1901 at the Second Gymnasium, then at the private school for teacher training.
From 1896 to 1914 he ran a private painting school in his studio . His pupils included the painter Elsa Kastl-Obereigner. Wettach was known as a portrait painter in Ljubljana, and around 1891 he also created four allegories of symphonic music in the concert hall of the Ljubljana Philharmonic .
In 1897 he moved into a villa designed by the Viennese architect Alfred Bayer . The villa currently houses the United States Embassy .
Heinrich Wettach was also active as a musician . As a member of the German Philharmonic Society in Ljubljana, he appeared as a violist , sometimes also as a pianist in the chamber orchestra of the Philharmonic Society.
In 1918 he moved to Carinthia .
literature
- E. Bock: The Philharmonic Society in Laibach 1801–1902, Laibach 1902.
- Laibacher Zeitung 1906, pp. 2337-2427.
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| SURNAME | Wettach, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian portrait painter and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1929 |
| Place of death | Sankt Andrä (Villach) |