Oskar Robert Danube

Oskar Robert Donau (also Dogarth) (born May 28, 1898 in Vienna ; † August 31, 1961 there ) was an Austrian painter .

Life

From 1914 to 1917, Donau attended the Imperial and Royal School of Applied Arts in Vienna under Adolf Michael Boehm , Anton von Kenner , Rudolf von Larisch and Franz Cizek . He was involved in the art form of Viennese kineticism . His preferred motifs were landscapes, still lifes and pieces of flowers; towards the end of his life he also painted more modern landscapes.

Works (selection)

• Raging Wolves , 1918, watercolor on paper, approx. 32 × 46 cm, Wien Museum
• Gazelles , 1918. Linocut, approx. 30 × 36 cm, University of Applied Arts Vienna
• Sun wheel , 1918. Linocut, approx. 36 × 26 cm, University of Applied Arts Vienna

literature

• Peter Mitchell: European Flower Painters. Adam and Charles Black, London 1973, pp. 100-101.
• Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters born 1881–1900. Volume 1: AL. S. K 47.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters born 1881-1900. Volume 1: AL. S. K 47
2. ^ Documentation center basis wien: Oskar Donau
3. ↑ G. Bast, A. Husslein-Arco, H. Krejci, P. Werkner (eds.): Wiener Kinetismus. A Moving Modernism / Viennese Kineticism. Modernism in Motion. 1st edition. 2011, p. 228.
4. ↑ Documentation center basis wien: DYNAMICS! Cubism / Futurism / KINETISMUS  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ G. Bast, A. Husslein-Arco, H. Krejci, P. Werkner (eds.): Wiener Kinetismus. A Moving Modernism / Viennese Kineticism. Modernism in Motion. 1st edition. 2011, p. 31.
6. ↑ the applied art collection and archive: Gazellen, Oskar Donau
7. ↑ the applied art collection and archive: Sonnenrad, Oskar Donau