Max Kislinger

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Max Kislinger (born April 4, 1895 in Linz , † October 11, 1983 ibid) was an Austrian graphic artist and watercolorist as well as a folk researcher .

Live and act

Kislinger graduated from the secondary school in Linz in 1914 . For economic reasons, he could not attend an art academy , which is why, in addition to his professional activity as a civil servant of the Upper Austrian provincial government, he attended Matthias May's art school from 1919 and evening courses with Paul Ikrath from 1922 and completed his professional training as a guest student with the ceramist Luise Spanring in Salzburg . He became internationally known for his bookplate -Kunst, where he in the yearbook for bookplates and commercial art of Hans Ankwicz-Kleehoven 1931 and Richard Kurt Donin was recognized 1939th

Kislinger is a typical representative of Austrian art of the interwar period with references to the Wiener Werkstätte , to the beginnings of Franz von Zülow . He was one of the founders of the home painters' guild from which the Grille artists' association later emerged and was a member of the Innviertel artists' guild . His techniques were colored stone drawing , watercolor , drawing with ink and pen , tempera , woodcut and ceramics .

He went in 1939 as an official in board and was able to devote more of his artistic work from then on, that often was related to his interest in folklore. His three publications in this regard were classified by Otto Wutzel as standard folklore works and document the importance of Kislinger for Upper Austrian folklore.

Fonts

  • Old peasant glory (1957)
  • Ancient rural art (1963)
  • Peasant glory. Ancient rural art (1969)

The book Alte Bauernherrlichkeit was included in the series of the most beautiful books in Austria in 1958 and was shown at the Brussels World Exhibition.

Drawings, drafts

  • Visual design of the Heimatgaue magazine (from 1919)
  • Numerous drafts for emergency money notes (1920, 1921)
  • Postcard series , e.g. B. Carinthian views
  • Illustrations for novels by Enrica von Handel-Mazzetti ,
  • Illustration of the book Landscapes around the Wörthersee (1925)
  • Together with Franz Lehrer the coat of arms of Upper Austria (1925, 1926)
  • Illustration of the Heimatbuch Oberösterreich by Franz Berger, initials and decorative strips (1926)
  • Illustrations for the dialect poetry volume Karl Gattermeyer's Spring Children (1931)
  • Heimatwerk cards (1941)
  • Bookmark old children's toys for the Austrian Savings Bank Association (1955)
  • Fabric sample designs with folklore motifs for the Mühlviertel colored weaving mill Josef Obermüller in Haslach (1955 to 1956), which served as the basis for the manufacture of tablecloths and serviettes

Awards

  • Cover design for the Carinthian magazine Südland , 1st prize, 1921
  • Recognition and 1st prize in the ex-libris exhibition in Los Angeles (1929, 1930)

literature

  • Otto Wutzel: The graphic artist and watercolorist Max Kislinger. In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter , 38th year, 1984, issue 1, Landesinstitut für Volksbildung und Heimatpflege in Oberösterreich (publisher), p. 34, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  • Martha Khil: Max Kislinger - an artist's life. In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter , 38th year, 1984, issue 1, Landesinstitut für Volksbildung und Heimatpflege in Oberösterreich (publisher), p. 38, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  • Max Kislinger, Andrea Euler: Max Kislinger: artist, chronicler and collector ; Catalog of the special exhibition of Upper Austria. State Museum in Linz Castle from November 21, 1995 to April 28, 1996, Linz 1995

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Max Kisling, Andrea Euler: Max Kisling: artist, chronicler and collector; Catalog of the exhibition in the State Museum in Linz Castle 1995/1996, Linz 1995
personal data
SURNAME Kislinger, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian graphic artist, watercolorist and folklore researcher
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Linz
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1983
Place of death Linz