Karl Borschke

Portrait of an old man

Karl Borschke (born June 11, 1886 in Vienna ; † July 14, 1941 there ) was an Austrian painter and illustrator .

Life

After three years of training at the Strehblow painting school, Borschke studied from 1904 to 1911 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Christian Griepenkerl , Siegmund L'Allemand and Rudolf Bacher . He then went on a five-month study trip to Italy . From April 1, 1931, he was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus .

He created post-impressionist portraits, such as the portrait of the old man from 1911, as well as historical illustrations and mythological paintings. He also wrote books.

Awards

He was honored at the exhibitions of the Vienna Künstlerhaus:

• 1919: for his works “Bubi” (pencil drawing), “Brothers and Sisters” (oil), “Herta” (drawing), “Hansi” (pencil drawing);
• 1920: "In the height" (oil);
• 1934: Portrait of the painter JW and "Christ on the Mount of Olives".

He also received prizes:

• 1931: Prize of the City of Vienna.
• 1934: Prize for the anniversary of the Vienna Künstlerhaus.
• 1936: Prize from the Waldvogel Foundation.

Works

• Karl Borschke: Romantic fairy tales  : Verlag Artur Wolf, Vienna 1923

literature

• Heinrich Fuchs, The Austrian Painters Born 1881–1900 , Vol. 1, Vienna, self-published, 1976
• Rudolf Schmidt, Austrian Artist Lexicon. From the beginning to the present , Vienna, Tusch, 1974–1980
• Rudolf Schmidt, The Vienna Artists' House. Eine Chronik 1861–1951 , Vienna, Society of Visual Artists Vienna, 1951, pp. 259, 266, 269, 277
• Reiter, Cornelia (arrangement) / Koja, Stephan (arrangement) / Márkus, Hella (arrangement): Art of the 20th century. Inventory catalog of the Austrian Gallery of the 20th Century , Vol. 1: A – F, ed. vd Österreichischen Galerie Belvedere, Vienna 1993, p. 108

Web links

Commons : Karl Borschke  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Digital Belvedere Biography (digitized version)