Paul Kaspar

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Paul Kaspar (born June 4, 1891 in Vienna ; † December 14, 1953 there ) was an Austrian landscape and vedute painter .

life and work

Paul Kaspar studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and belonged to a group of Austrian artists who carried on the traditions of the 19th century. His works impress with their attention to detail and precise execution, whereby he also succeeded in capturing the moment and the mood of his motifs.

Kaspar's favorite motifs included the famous buildings in downtown Vienna , in particular St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Hofburg , but also rural, romantic motifs in Vienna's suburbs. Mountain motifs are less common. His preferred technique was watercolor , although an influence from Rudolf von Alt cannot be overlooked. Kaspar painted primarily for the Viennese bourgeoisie, but also accepted public commissions, including the commission of the city ​​of Baden to artistically document the opening of the local thermal beach on July 24, 1926.

Works by Paul Kaspar's hand are repeatedly offered in auction houses, so that many objects are privately owned.

literature

  • Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters born in 1881–1900 . Volume 1. Self-published, Vienna 1976, p. K124.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rudolf Maurer: "... no city that has such a bathroom". The Badener Strandbad 1926-2001, in: Catalog sheets of the Rollettmuseum Baden, No. 32, p. 14 , accessed on September 30, 2016
  2. ^ Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters born in 1881-1900 . Volume 1. Vienna 1976, p. K 124.
personal data
SURNAME Kaspar, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian landscape and vedute painter
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1953
Place of death Vienna