Leopold Wächtler
Leopold Wächtler (born October 30, 1896 in Penig , † 1988 in Leipzig ) was a German graphic artist .
life and work
After studying at the Leipzig Royal Academy for Graphic Arts and Book Industry with Alois Kolb and study trips to Paris, Italy, Spain, Africa and the Balkans, Leopold Wächtler worked as a freelance artist and graphic designer in Leipzig. In addition to his preferred woodcut technique, he also worked with scissors and linocut. His portrait woodcuts of composers, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Johann Sebastian Bach , Hugo Wolf , Max Reger , of writers such as Thomas Mann , Henrik Ibsen or Theodor Storm and other personalities such as Albert Schweitzer , Heinrich Pestalozzi and Marie Curie are best known .
In addition, he created landscapes in particular from southern Germany, including Berchtesgaden and Rothenburg ob der Tauber .
His work was recognized in 1937 and 1947 with special exhibitions in the Leipziger Künstlerhaus . In the 1950s he published several collections of folders with original woodcuts.
literature
- Haye Walter Hansen: German woodcut masters of the 20th century , Uwe Berg, Toppenstedt 1979, ISBN 978-3922119012 , p. 87
- Hans Vollmer : General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century , Volume 5, Seemann, Leipzig 1961, p 62
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wächtler, Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Penig |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1988 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |