Karl Engel (painter)
Karl Engel (born October 29, 1889 in Kirchbach (Carinthia) , † November 10, 1985 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter and draftsman for glass painting .
life and work
Karl Engel received his training during eight years of study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Rudolf Bacher .
Works
- In 1935 he painted the double doors of the positive balustrade of the organ of the old Ottakring parish church .
- In 1949 he exhibited his watercolor Harmonie at the spring exhibition of the Vienna Künstlerhaus .
Further activities in Vienna in the mid-1970s are guaranteed.
- Wall painting in the Hubertuskirche at the Lainzer Tiergarten
- Stained glass in the Lachsfeld branch church
- Altarpiece in the Schwechat cemetery church
- Frescoes in the parish church Neckenmarkt , parish church Kittsee and in the parish church Eichgraben
- Portrait of Otto Bauer , oil on canvas, approx. 110 × 90 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna
He often signed his works with a symbol, a heart with a cross on it .
literature
- Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters born in 1881–1900 . Vienna 1976, Volume 1, p. K 54.
Web links
Commons : Karl Engel - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Wadsack: The organs of the 16th district of Vienna. Vienna 2013, p. 38.
- ↑ Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters born in 1881-1900. Vienna 1976, Volume 1, p. K 54.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engel, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirchbach (Carinthia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1985 |
| Place of death | Vienna |