Paul Kassecker
Paul Kassecker (born June 5, 1903 in Villach ; † July 22, 1992 in Aflenz Kurort ) was an Austrian sculptor , painter and graphic artist .
Life
Kassecker acquired the basics of his artistic training between 1922 and 1926 at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Graz , after which he switched to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna , where he received the Academy Prize and the Golden Fügermedal in 1929 and the State Prize in 1930. After completing his training, Kassecker lived in Graz . There he participated in several exhibitions and received other awards. During the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 he was a war painter and press illustrator for a news unit in Lapland, among others.
As early as 1934 he chose Aflenz Kurort as his permanent residence, where he was able to combine his artistic activity with his enthusiasm for sports in an ideal way. Mountaineering and especially skiing were among his passions.
His main sculptural work is the 1937 monument "When I was still the forest farmer's boy" in honor of the Styrian writer Peter Rosegger in the Rosegger Park in Krieglach . Kassecker was best known as a landscape painter , who mostly found his motifs in the mountains of the Hochschwab . Initially he oriented himself towards the Austrian painters Albin Egger-Lienz and Alfons Walde , but since the 1950s he has also experimented with the possibilities of abstract picture design.
Works
- Wall painting: Tannhäuser in Avelenz , 1937, Mariazellerstraße, Aflenz Kurort
- Wall painting: Stick to your manners and customs , Mariazellerstraße, Aflenz Kurort
- Wall painting: Hochschwab massif , Hotel Post, Aflenz Kurort
- Wall painting: Berggeist , Schulgasse, Aflenz Kurort
literature
- Exhibition catalog: Paul Kassecker, Akad. Sculptor and Painter , Aflenz-Kurort 1996.
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Kassecker in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kassecker, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor, painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villach |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1992 |
| Place of death | Aflenz health resort |