Josef Moroder-Lusenberg

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Josef Theodor Moroder

Josef Theodor Moroder , known as the Lusenberger , (born May 28, 1846 in Ortisei in Val Gardena , Austrian Empire ; † February 16, 1939 in Ortisei in Val Gardena, Italy ) was a South Tyrolean painter , sculptor and carver. He is considered the most important Ladin painter.

Life

Josef was the fourth of eight children and lost his father at the age of eight. He received suggestions for drawing from the teacher Josef Öfner at the Fiecht Monastery , where he enjoyed part of his school education. He acquired his first skills as a picture carver from three carvers at the Pecei farm in Überwasser . He completed another apprenticeship with the academic sculptor Franz Prinoth da Passua, who temporarily lived in Ortisei. After working in his own sculptor's workshop for a long time - the Maria Dolorata and the Madonna in the parish church in Ortisei (see picture) already testify to the great artistic ability of the Lusenberger - he moved to Munich at the age of thirty . At that time he was married for the second time. His first wife, Annamaria geb. Sanoner, died after giving birth to the fourth child. The second wife was Felizita Unterplatzer, born on July 7, 1850, whom he married in 1875 in the S. Marius Church in Trento .

Wandering musicians in a Val Gardena parlor

  • Archangel Michael in the Antonius Church in Ortisei in Val Gardena

  • Virgin Mary in the Antonius Church in Ortisei in Val Gardena

  • Virgin Mary in the parish church of Ortisei in Val Gardena

  • Altarpiece with the Three Kings in the parish church of Ortisei in Val Gardena

A novel by the folk- national Tyrolean writer Maria Veronika Rubatscher , published in 1930, describes his life in Val Gardena in detail.

Moroder initially worked at the Mayer'schen Hofkunstanstalt in Munich.

Joseph Knabl , Ludwig von Löfftz and Feodor Dietz Moroder (1876-1880) were teachers at the Munich Art Academy (entry: June 21, 1876, register book: 1841–1884 ). From 1880 to 1884 he was a student of Franz von Defregger . In Munich he also came into contact with the art movements there, with Franz von Defregger's history and genre painting , with the idealism and realism of Wilhelm Leibl, who was only two years his senior . Through the friendship with Defregger, the joint hikes and art trips to Trentino, for example, and the commissioned copying of his pictures, Moroder sometimes became considerably dependent on the then extraordinarily revered master in his own creations.

Portrait of his cousin: Bera Franz Moroder Lenert

Little Josef may have acquired the good observation of nature in the rural surroundings and through the work in the fields and woods on the Scurcià birthplace on the sunny slope of Ortisei, as well as his keen eye for his surroundings. He captured his children and grandchildren in countless sketches and drawings.

Using the sophisticated watercolor technique, he portrayed a number of people who stood out for their distinctive character. They are painted in a realistic and harmonious manner. This fine chromatic harmony can be found not only in the excellent portraits , but also in the interiors, carefully designed down to the smallest detail, in the old parlors, kitchens and alpine huts (see picture on the left) and in the fresh landscape watercolors from different seasons. The small-format watercolors are probably the least known of his rich drawings, paintings and sculptures. In these his individuality and independence are shown most clearly as well as his extraordinary drawing and painting skills. His last picture, according to his daughter Aurelia, he painted in 1932: traditional costumes in front of the house of God . Then his eyesight left him, "which could no longer guide his brush."

A large exhibition of Moroder's works took place in Innsbruck in 1973 . An exhibition of his watercolors took place in 1985 in Bozen . Two other large exhibitions took place in 2009 in Ortisei in Val Gardena with 120 and in Bozen with 100 works. In the Museum of Val Gardena (Museum de Gherdëina) in Ortisei in Val Gardena, the local museum of the artist's birthplace, a collection of over 30 paintings, watercolors and drawings can be viewed. Further works are kept in the Ferdinandeum Museum in Innsbruck and in the Bruneck City Museum.

A pupil from the Lusenberger's workshop was Ludwig Moroder-Lenert , who married his niece Adele Moroder , a distant relative. Besides his five sons Johann Baptist , Friedrich (Rico) , Alfons, Josef, Herrmann and Otto , he also trained Johann Piazza, Josef Schieder from Klausen and other sculptors. One of his grandchildren is the sculptor Albin Moroder , son of Otto Moroder. His son-in-law is the sculptor, wood carver and medalist Cirillo Dell'Antonio .

“The Lusenberger had a difficult character. As is often the case with artists, he was stubborn, self-centered and not infrequently grumpy. He was very self-conscious and cared little about the affection of society. As an eccentric he had a special way of life and his philosophy that had nothing in common with opportunism. "

Critical remarks

About The Last Kiss to Annamaria June 29, 1874:

“… Nothing of the Defreggerian character can be felt… in the black and white composition reminds of the early Manet… This also brings back memories of the early Munch…. With this little picture, Moroder-Lusenberg proves to be a modern man. Josef Moroder-Lusenberg was able to paint images of people that have a lasting impact, the importance of which has not yet been recognized in the portrait field. "

“Moroder-Lusenberg became a photographic reporter of Ladin landscapes and people. Inspired by Defregger's painting “The Ball on the Alm”, which was shown at the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873, Moroder found painting. Defregger remained the artistic point of contact for him, as he often copied the master during his time in Munich. Around 1900, however, he also opened up to impressionist techniques. As an art collector, he saved numerous medieval works of art from being sold out, so his studio resembled a mixture of museum space and representative living room. The wooden ceiling carried the artist's family portrait. "

literature

  • Annette Wagner-Wilke: Moroder-Lusenberg, Josef . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 90, de Gruyter, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-11-023256-1 , p. 526 f.
  • Moroder, family of sculptors and painters . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 425 ff .
  • Moroder, Josef Theodor . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 163 .
  • Cirillo Dell'Antonio : Artisti ladini 1580-1939. Cristiano Trebinger, Melchiore Vinazer, Domenico Moling, Valentino Rovisi, Domenico Mahlknecht, G. Battista Pettena, Ferdinando Demetz, G. Battista Chiocchetti, Francesco Tavella, G. Moroder-Lusenberg, Giuseppe Iellico, Rodolfo Moroder. Trento. Ed. della Scuola D'Arte. 1951 (Ital.)
  • The Moroder, an old Ladin family from Val Gardena-Dolomites. From the 14th to the 20th century. Origin - History - Biographies - Appendix. Contribution to Tyrolean family research. Self-published in Ortisei in Val Gardena 1980, pp. 188–204.
  • Viktor Welponer, Edgar Moroder, Reimo Lunz, Adolf Kostner, Johann Moroder, Rudolf Moroder-Rudolfine, Rita Stäblein. Photo: Robert Moroder and Luis Piazza: L Museum de Gherdëina - The Val Gardena Museum of Local History. Overview of Val Gardena's art, natural and prehistory (with Ladin and German contributions). Self-published, Museum Gröden 1985. P. 109, 141–147.
  • Gasteiger Josef, Markus Vallazza: Jos. Moroder Lusenberg, 1846–1939 watercolors. Goethe Gallery, Bozen 1985.
  • Gert Ammann, Edgar Moroder, Ingrid Moroder-Runggaldier and Robert Moroder: Josef Moroder Lusenberg. 1846-1939. Exhibition catalog. Local history museum Val Gardena, 1994. (lad./dt./ital.)
  • Josef Moroder Lusenberg. Sparkasse - Cassa di Risparmio Bolzano. Print Typak Ortisei 1995.
  • Eva Gadner, Gert Amman, Peter Weiermair: Josef Moroder Lusenberg, Bera Sepl da Jumbierch. Editor Istitut Ladin Micura da Ru, Museum Gherdeina, South Tyrolean Cultural Institute 2009, ISBN 978-88-8171-085-0 .
  • Sybille Moser-Ernst: Josef Moroder Lusenberg. An artist prince in the province - pinacoplastic artist and painter. Rosenheimer Verlagshaus, Rosenheim 2016, ISBN 978-3-475-54552-8 .

Movie

  • Josef Moroder Lusenberg. Text: Josef Gasteiger, camera: Wolfgang Tomaseth, editor: Rudi Kaneider. RAI broadcaster Bolzano 1983.
  • Josef Moroder Lusenberg (1846–1939) . Directed by Lucio Rosa, text by Josef Unterer. Production Studio Film TV for Rai Sender Bozen, Bozen 1996. Duration 13 '
  • Josef Moroder Lusenberg (1846–1939) A master of color from Val Gardena . Script and direction Lucio Rosa, scientific advice and text by Eva Gadner. Production Studio Film TV for Rai Sender Bozen, Bozen 2009. Duration 46 '

Web links

Commons : Josef Moroder-Lusenberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Maria Veronika Rubatscher: The Lusenberger. The novel of an artist's life . Munich: Verlag Josef Kösel & Friedrich Pustet, 1930 (new edition Athesia Bozen 1980, ISBN 88-7024-384-2 ).
  2. ↑ The Moroder, an old Ladin family from Val Gardena-Dolomites. From the 14th to the 20th century. Origin - History - Biographies - Appendix. Contribution to Tyrolean family research - self-published in Ortisei in Val Gardena 1980. pp. 188–204
  3. ^ Sybille-Karin Moser. Tyrolean pictures and their representation. Painting from 1830 to 1900. In: Paul Naredi-Rainer, Lukas Madersbacher (Hrsg.): Art in Tirol. Volume 2: From the Baroque to the Present. Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2776-0 , p. 519.
  4. ^ Leo Andergassen: Kunstraum Südtirol. Fine arts as reflected in European eras. Verl.-Anst. Athesia, Bozen 2007, ISBN 978-88-8266-231-8 .
personal data
SURNAME Moroder-Lusenberg, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES the Lusenberger (nickname); M.-Lusenberg, Josef; Moroder-Lusenberg, Josef Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Tyrolean painter and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Ortisei in Val Gardena
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1939
Place of death Ortisei in Val Gardena