Josef Floch

Josef Floch (born November 5, 1894 in Vienna , Austria-Hungary ; died October 26, 1977 in New York ) was an American painter of Austrian origin.

Exhibition view Josef Floch at W&K Wienerroither & Kohlbacher in the Palais Schönborn-Batthyány

Life

Josef Floch studied with Rudolf Bacher , Franz Rumpler and Hans Tichy at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from 1913 to 1918 . Study trips took him to Egypt and Palestine , but also to the Netherlands , where he studied the work of Rembrandt and Vermeer . From 1922 to 1938 Floch was a member of the Hagenbund and participated in its exhibitions. In 1925 (according to other information in 1926) he went to Paris , where he was henceforth successful, including in the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Tuileries . In 1934 Floch married Hermine Fränkl, with whom he had two daughters.

In 1941 the family emigrated to New York , where he was also soon successful. In 1944 he had an exhibition in the Associate American Artists Gallery and subsequently in numerous museums. In 1951 Josef Floch became an American citizen. In 1956 he received the cross of the French Legion of Honor , in 1963 he was Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres .

meaning

Floch started out as an expressionist and was influenced by Paul Cézanne and Van Gogh . He also received Hans von Marées and the old Dutch . In France , he created the quiet figure pictures typical of Floch, which radiate loneliness and melancholy of people indoors. In addition to landscapes, he mainly painted interiors and portraits . He was one of the most internationally successful visual artists from Austria, but left his home country early on.

Exhibitions

• 1988 Josef Floch, retrospective, oil painting - works on paper. Galerie Suppan - Palais Coburg, Vienna (11.10-29.11)
• 2017 Josef Floch. Vienna - Paris - New York. W&K - Wienerroither & Kohlbacher , Vienna (15.09. To 06.11.)
• 2018 Participation in the group exhibition KUNSTradln in Millstatt

Works

• Vorstadt (private property), 1920, oil on canvas, 45 × 35.5 cm
• The Shepherd - On the Edge of the Big City (private property), 1923, oil on canvas, 90 × 80 cm
• Landscape in Palestine (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere ), 1923, oil on canvas, 56 × 68.5 cm
• Portrait of a lady (St. Pölten, Museum Niederösterreich , inv. No. A384 / 90), around 1925, oil on canvas
• Portrait of a woman (private property), 1929, oil on canvas, 50.4 × 38.4 cm
• In Conversation II (private collection), 1935–37, oil on canvas, 160 × 84 cm
• Interior with black screen (Vienna, Oesterreichische Nationalbank Collection ), 1947, oil on canvas, 124 × 97 cm
• Portrait of a lady (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere ), 1958, oil on canvas, 66.5 × 46.5 cm

Autobiography

• Josef Floch: Memories, untitled manuscript, no year. Excerpt in: Albert Lichtblau (Ed.): As if we had belonged . Vienna: Böhlau, 1999, pp. 565-577

literature

• O. Kronsteiner: Floch, Josef . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 41, Saur, Munich a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-598-22781-7 , p. 264 f.
• Hubert Adolph : Joseph Floch. Paintings and graphics. Austrian Gallery, Vienna 1972.
• Karl Pallauf: Joseph Floch. Life and work. 1894-1977. Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag, Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-85437-217-5 .
• Karl Pallauf, Eberhard Kohlbacher, Alois Wienerroither, Serge Lemoine, Hans Tietze, André Salmon, Julius S. Held, Jean Cassou, Laurence Dean Schmeckebier: Josef Floch . Vienna - Paris - New York. Edition W&K, Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-200-05134-8
• Martin Suppan: Josef Floch. Oil paintings, sketches, lithographs . Edition Suppan Fine Arts, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-901255-04-4

Web links

• Literature by and about Josef Floch in the catalog of the German National Library
• Josef Floch. Widder art trade, accessed on November 23, 2015 (with images of some of the artist's works and photo). 
• Joseph Floch in the collection of the Austrian National Bank ( Memento from August 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
• Exhibition: Josef Floch - Vienna, Paris, New York . Website with information about the artist's exhibition at W&K - Wienerroither & Kohlbacher .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Joseph Floch. (No longer available online.) In: Belvedere digital archive. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015 ; Retrieved November 23, 2015 (with self-portrait, 1922). 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.  
2. ↑ retrospective . In: The press . ( diepresse.com [accessed September 14, 2017]).
3. ^ Landscape in Palestine. (No longer available online.) In: Belvedere digital archive. 1923, archived from the original on November 23, 2015 ; accessed on November 23, 2015 . 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.  
4. ↑ Portrait of a lady. (No longer available online.) In: Belvedere digital archive. 1958, archived from the original on November 23, 2015 ; accessed on November 23, 2015 . 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.