Karl Goldammer

Karl Goldammer (born March 3, 1950 in Vienna as Karl Strnad; † March 7, 2020 ) was an Austrian painter and lithographer .

Career

Karl Strnad was born in Vienna in 1950. From 1964 to 1969 he attended the Höhere Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna and in 1969 came to the Academy of Applied Arts Vienna . Instead of his Czech family name, he signed his works with the name Goldammer , after the songbird .

He has been working as a freelance artist and lithographer since 1972 and his work has already been presented in numerous exhibitions at home and abroad. His preferred motifs are architectural representations (Vienna, Venice etc.) in a very detailed and realistic painting style.

Karl Goldammer lives in Maria Anzbach . The Goldammer Museum (Galerie Anzbach), which was closed in July 2018, is also located here.

Karl Goldammer died on March 7th.

Appreciation

In 2002 the Austrian Post issued a special postage stamp with his picture of Otto Wagner's “Schützenhaus am Donaukanal”.

Works (selection)

“Palazzo Tron Memmo Venezia”, oil
" Otto Wagner - Vienna", portfolio with original color etchings, 1988
"Neue Wien-Graphiken" ( Hundertwasserhaus , Strudelhofstiege etc.), portfolio with original color etchings , 1989

"Cat and Mouse in the Wine Cellar", mixed media, 2000

"Venice - Canal Insight", original color lithograph

"Burggarten", original color etching, 2007

"Kirche am Steinhof", original color etching

"Fernheizwerk", original color etching

Web links

Homepage of the artist
Goldammer Museum (Galerie Anzbach; closed since July 2018)
Entry on Karl Goldammer in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )

Individual evidence

^ Maria Anzbach - Mr. Karl Goldammer, b. Strnad - The funeral takes place in close family circles. Accessed April 23, 2020 (German).
^ Karl Goldammer (Strnad)
^ Off for Galerie Anzbach since the beginning of July (July 2nd, 2018)
↑ The artist Karl Goldammer died on March 7th. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
↑ Entry on Modern Art in Austria - Karl Goldammer in the Austria Forum (as a stamp illustration), accessed on September 3, 2012

personal data
SURNAME	Goldammer, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Strnad, Karl (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	March 3, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	March 7, 2020

[1] Maria Anzbach - Mr. Karl Goldammer, b. Strnad - The funeral takes place in close family circles. Accessed April 23, 2020 (German).

[2] Karl Goldammer (Strnad)

[3] Off for Galerie Anzbach since the beginning of July (July 2nd, 2018)

[4] The artist Karl Goldammer died on March 7th. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .

[5] Entry on Modern Art in Austria - Karl Goldammer in the Austria Forum (as a stamp illustration), accessed on September 3, 2012