Ralf Egger

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Ralf Egger , actually Adolf Egger (* 1938 in Leoben ; † December 6, 2018 in Trausdorf an der Wulka ) was an Austrian painter .

Life

Ralf Egger graduated from high school in Graz and then began studying art there. From 1960 to 1965 he studied painting and restoration at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna , from which he graduated with a diploma. Subsequently, he worked as a professional detective for three years until 1968. In 1971 he bought an old wine-growing house in Trausdorf an der Wulka , which was his domicile until 2007, after which he moved to Eisenstadt . Egger worked at the grammar schools in Mattersburg and Eisenstadt as a professor for art and visual education.

Egger's actual artistic activity began in 1968, preferring the technique of painting behind glass . In 1976 he turned to printmaking and set up his own gravure printing workshop in his country house . From 1978 to 1980 he stayed with exhibitions in the USA. From 1985 he dealt with watercolor painting in the academic tradition.

In 1983 he received the Theodor Kery Foundation's sponsorship award and was accepted into the Burgenland artist group.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BMUKK : Art Report 1984 (PDF; 2.2 MB)
  2. ↑ Ralf Egger died. In: ORF-Burgenland, December 12, 2018. Accessed December 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b Retrospective Ralf Egger ; Retrieved April 12, 2011
  4. ^ Kultur Burgenland: artist profile of Ralf Egger ; Retrieved April 12, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Egger, Ralf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Egger, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Leoben
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 2018
Place of death Trausdorf an der Wulka