Raphael Kirchner
Raphael Kirchner (born May 5, 1875 in Vienna ; † August 2, 1917 New York ) was an Austrian painter and illustrator . Many of his works can be attributed to Art Nouveau .
Life
Kirchner studied portrait painting, sculpture and wall design at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna as well as in Paris and London. In 1900 he moved to Paris and worked there as an illustrator, including for the magazine “La Vie Parisienne” and for books. At the beginning of World War I in 1914, he moved to the United States, where he lived until his death. His studio was near the Century Theater in New York. His works were exhibited at the Paris Salon and thus caught the attention of the Viennese artist Joseph Urban , who recommended him to Charles Bancroft Dillingham and Florenz Ziegfeld junior to design decorations for the Century Theater. Kirchner produced a study entitled "The Seven Deadly Sins", which was installed in the lobby of the theater. Shortly before his death he was busy making a portrait of the wife of Charles Dillingham. He died after an appendix operation in the French Hospital in New York.
He created many often erotic depictions of women in the form of early pin-ups, often in the form of printed postcards . His Geisha series was one of his most popular prints, with over 40,000 cards sold. The series can be interpreted as an example of the mutual influence between Art Nouveau in the West and Japanese art of the Meiji and Taishō periods. He also illustrated book covers . His work served as an early inspiration to the Peruvian painter Alberto Vargas , who worked in the US for the film and magazine industry.
La Mer Fleurie
Riquette et son chien
La premiere voilette
Le Masque impassible
Woman with cigarette
literature
- Kirchner, Raphael . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 20 : Kaufmann – Knilling . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 365 .
- Antonio Dell'Aquila, Pia Dell'Aquila: Raphael Kirchner and his postcards. Mario Adda Editore, Bari 1996, ISBN 88-8082-246-2 ( dellaquila.net ).
- G. Fanelli, E. Godoli: Art Nouveau Postcards. Rizzoli, New York 1987, pp. 346 f.
Web links
- Series of postcards based on drafts by Kirchner
- American Gallery: Raphael Kirchner
Individual evidence
- ↑ Raphael Kirchner . In: American Art News . tape 15 , no. 36 , 1917, ISSN 1944-0227 , pp. 4 , JSTOR : 25589107 (obituary).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirchner, Raphael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 1917 |
| Place of death | New York City |