Moriz Jung
Moriz Jung (born October 22, 1885 in Nikolsburg , † March 11, 1915 at Maniloowa near Lubné ) was an Austrian graphic artist.
Jung studied 1901–1908 at the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Carl Otto Czeschka , Bertold Löffler , Felician Myrbach and Alfred Roller . His portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph, executed as a woodcut , was awarded a prize in 1914. He designed a program and a poster for the Fledermaus Cabaret . Jung worked on the graphic design of numerous magazines, some under the pseudonyms Nikolaus Burger (an allusion to his hometown) and Simon Mölzlagl . He designed postcards and series of pictures for the Wiener Werkstätte . He died as a soldier on the Carpathian Front.
Arthur Rösler published parts of Jung's war diary in the Arbeiter-Zeitung and in Westermann's monthly journals .
literature
- Young Moriz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 148.
- Vienna around 1900. Art and Culture , Vienna 1985 p. 518f
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Young, Moriz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nikolsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1915 |
| Place of death | Height of Maniloowa near Lubné |