Ludwig Karl Strauch

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Ludwig Karl Strauch (born July 11, 1875 in Vienna , † August 27, 1959 in Klosterneuburg ) was an Austrian portrait , landscape and war painter .

Life

Strauch studied from 1890 to 1899 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Professors Carl Rudolf Huber , Christian Griepenkerl and August Eisenmenger . In 1882 he worked on Martin Gerlach's allegories and emblems . In 1899/1900 Strauch stayed in Italy as a scholarship holder , then as a volunteer with the Boers in the Second Boer War in South Africa . Subsequently, study trips led to Madagascar , Zanzibar and Mumbai . In 1902 he returned to Vienna and exhibited his works in the Miethke gallery . In 1905 he received a post as a teacher for freehand drawing at the grammar school in Klosterneuburg , where he taught Egon Schiele and discovered his talent. In 1906 Strauch was a co-founder of the Klosterneuburger Künstlerbund and regularly sent its exhibitions. He was also a member of the Meran Circolo artistico .

During the First World War , Strauch served as a first lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Army and was also an artist as a soldier, as can be seen in paintings that are dated 1916 and are now in the collections of the Army History Museum in Vienna. As a result, Strauch was wounded and officially entered the Austro-Hungarian War Press Quarters as a war painter on January 14, 1917 (until November 1918). He was deployed on the Romanian and Italian fronts.

In 1935 he resigned as Councilor to retire.

Works (selection)

  • Beach party near Klosterneuburg , 1932, oil on panel, 53 × 79 cm, Austrian Gallery Belvedere Vienna
  • Self-portrait of Oblt. Ludwig Strauch in his accommodation , 1916, oil on cardboard, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna
  • The Sick Romanian , 1916, oil on cardboard, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna
  • Portrait of GM Rudolf Metz Ritter von Spondalungen (1861–1943), Commander of the 11th Infantry Division , 1917, oil on canvas, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna
  • Infantry on the attack , 1917/18, oil on cardboard, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna
  • United by fire , 1917/18, oil on cardboard, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna
  • Three Austro-Hungarian soldiers in the accommodation , 1917/18, oil on cardboard, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna
  • View over the Dr. Strebl promenade to the Spitalsbrücke , oil on cardboard, Klosterneuburg City Museum
  • Backyard , oil on wood, Klosterneuburg City Museum

literature

  • Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters of the 19th century, Vienna 1973, volume 4, page K 75 f.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michaela Pappernigg: 20th century art. Inventory catalog of the Austrian Gallery of the 20th Century, Vol. 4: S – Z, ed. vd Österreichischen Galerie Belvedere, Vienna 2001, p. 126 online at belvedere.at , accessed on May 15, 2018
  2. ^ Walter Reichel: "Press work is propaganda work" - media administration 1914–1918: The War Press Quarter (KPQ) . Communications from the Austrian State Archives (MÖStA), special volume 13, Studienverlag , Vienna 2016, p. 184
  3. ^ Belvedere online collection , accessed on May 15, 2018
  4. ^ Online catalog Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , accessed on May 15, 2018
  5. ↑ on stadtmuseum.klosterneuburg.at , accessed on May 15, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Strauch, Ludwig Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian portrait, landscape and war painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1959
Place of death Klosterneuburg