Remigius Geyling
Remigius Geyling (born June 29, 1878 in Vienna , † March 4, 1974 ibid) was an Austrian painter, illustrator and set designer .
Life
Remigius Geyling was a son of the history painter Rudolf Geyling (1839–1904) and the great-nephew of Carl Geyling . From 1909 to 1911 and from 1922 to 1945 he was head of equipment at the Burgtheater in Vienna and inventor of stage projection. This was first used in 1925 in “ Peer Gynt ” at the Burgtheater. Geyling also designed various advertising leaflets and publications for Österreichischer Lloyd , including the commemorative publication for its 75th anniversary in 1911.
During the First World War he was first lieutenant on the Isonzo front and in 1916 designed the Church of the Holy Spirit on the Javorca as a memorial to the fallen Austro-Hungarian soldiers.
Around 1920 he also made designs for the family's own glass painting workshop, he was a founding member of the Austrian Werkbund and from 1926 to 1946 professor at the Vienna School of Applied Arts .
literature
- Vana GreiseneggerGeorgila: Remigius Geyling . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 52, Saur, Munich a. a. 2006, ISBN 3-598-22792-2 , p. 462 f.
- G. Szyszkowitz: R. Geyling , dissertation, Vienna 1960
- J. Mayerhöfer: R. Geyling - stage designer between Art Nouveau and Expressionism , 1971
- C. Nebehay: R. Geyling , 1974
Web links
- Literature by and about Remigius Geyling in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Gasser: Engel am Isonzo , in: Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 24, 2004, p. 30. See also Cerkev sv. Duha, Zatolmin in the Slovenian Wikipedia. No image rights.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geyling, Remigius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter and set designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1974 |
| Place of death | Vienna |