Othmar Zechyr
Othmar Zechyr (born May 28, 1938 in Linz , † September 13, 1996 in Linz) was an Austrian painter and draftsman .
Live and act
After attending the graphic department of the State Trade School in Linz, he began studying at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, but broke it off after a few days. In 1961 and 1963 he took part in Oskar Kokoschka's School of Seeing at the Salzburg Summer Academy for Fine Arts.
Publications
- Othmar Zechyr in personal testimonies and photo documents , Galerie Spitzbart Tanglberg Vorchdorf, Geyer, Vienna 1989.
- Stonehenge , Galerie Thiele (ed. And publisher), Linz 1994.
- Martin Hochleitner (Red.): Othmar Zechyr - the graphic work , catalog of the 2001 exhibition in the Landesgalerie at the Upper Austrian State Museum, Provincial Library, Weitra 2001, ISBN 385474062X .
Exhibitions
Zechyr presented his works for the first time in a solo exhibition in 1962 and subsequently took part in numerous exhibitions at home and abroad.
- New Gallery of the City of Linz (1978, 1993)
- Albertina Vienna (1983)
- Upper Austrian Provincial Museum (1988)
- Nordico - Museum of the City of Linz (1994)
- Retrospective: Zechyr - Drawings 1966 to 1996 (2001) in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna , Palais Harrach Vienna and in the New Gallery of the City of Linz
- Museum Angerlehner , Thalheim bei Wels - March 24 - September 22, 2019 - together with works by companion Johann Jascha
Awards
- Culture award of the state of Upper Austria for the field of fine arts (1979)
- Prize of the City of Vienna for Fine Arts (1985)
- Prize of the City of Linz (1986)
- Alfred Kubin Prize of the Province of Upper Austria (1995)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Othmar Zechyr. Galerie Seidler, accessed on July 23, 2017 .
- ↑ KHM Wilfried Seipel : OTHMAR ZECHYR drawings 1966-1996 An exhibition of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in the Palais Harrach in 2001
Web links
- Literature by and about Othmar Zechyr in the catalog of the German National Library
- Othmar Zechyr , in: Web presence of the art collection of the province of Upper Austria
- Othmar Zechyr, in: Basis-wien's website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zechyr, Othmar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1996 |
Place of death | Linz |