Rudolf von Gutmann

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Rudolf Ritter von Gutmann (born May 21, 1880 in Vienna ; † July 9, 1966 in Victoria , Canada ) was an Austrian- Canadian entrepreneur , banker and art collector.

Life

Rudolf von Gutmann was an important art and book collector. When his father, Wilhelm von Gutmann (1826–1895) died, he was only 15 years old. Therefore, his half-brother, Max von Gutmann (1857-1930), was appointed as his guardian . In addition to shares in the Gutmann Brothers company and part of his father's property, Rudolf von Gutmann also inherited the Gutmann Palace .

After reaching the age of majority , he was able to dispose of his assets and in 1904 acquired the Kalwang estate . There he had a large villa built as a hunting lodge and a smaller villa as a guest house. With his half-brother Max, Rudolf von Gutmann now owned around 50,000 hectares of land. 1909–1910 he bought Adalbert Lanna's important art collection and expanded it with great dedication. Rudolf von Gutmann was personally liable partner and managing director of the banking house Gebrüder Gutmann, founded in 1922 .

On March 13, 1938, he fled to Czechoslovakia , and from there he and his wife reached Canada via Switzerland . On September 14, 1938, the entire assets of the Gutmann Brothers company were placed under fiduciary management by the Gesellschaft zur Verwaltung und Verwaltung von Vermögenschaften mbH . The Witkowitz iron works belonging to the company were incorporated into the Hermann Göring works and Rudolf von Gutmann's art collection was confiscated. Parts of the collection were restituted around 1947, but parts of the graphic collection (41 Rembrandt etchings) have been lost since the end of the Second World War .

family

Rudolf von Gutmann was a son of Wilhelm von Gutmann and a half-brother of Max von Gutmann . In 1930 he married Marianne geb. Ferstel (1898–1986), a granddaughter of the architect Heinrich Freiherr von Ferstel . Rudolf von Gutmann already had two daughters from an earlier relationship with the drama student Eleonore Weymann.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Restitution report 1999–2010 from the Universalmuseum Joanneum ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 5.5 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.museum-joanneum.at
  2. ^ Marie-Theres Arnbom : Friedmann, Gutmann, Lieben, Mandl, Strakosch. Five family portraits from Vienna before 1938. Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-205-99373-X , p. 101.
  3. ↑ Roman Sandgruber: Dreamtime for Millionaires. The 929 richest Viennese in 1910. Styria Publishing Group, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-222-13405-0 , p. 353 f.
  4. ^ Gerhard A. Stadler: The industrial heritage of Lower Austria. History, technology, architecture. Böhlau-Verlag, Vienna o. J. ( limited preview on Google books )
  5. ↑ Advisory Board resolution of May 9, 2008 (PDF; 33 kB)
  6. ↑ Roman Sandgruber: Dreamtime for Millionaires. The 929 richest Viennese in 1910. Styria Publishing Group, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-222-13405-0 , p. 353 f.
  7. ^ Marie-Theres Arnbom: Friedmann, Gutmann, Lieben, Mandl, Strakosch. Five family portraits from Vienna before 1938. Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-205-99373-X , p. 102.
personal data
SURNAME Gutmann, Rudolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gutmann, Rudolf Ritter von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian-Canadian entrepreneur, banker and art collector
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 1966
Place of death Victoria , Canada