Rupert Preissl

Rupert Damascus Preißl (born March 17, 1925 in Eitlbrunn ; † July 4, 2003 in Regensburg ) was a German painter and graphic artist .

Life

Preißl attended high school and then initially trained as a restorer . He completed his artistic training with Hermann Gradl and Constantin Gerhardinger . From 1956 he worked as a freelance artist. This was followed by study and work stays in Germany and other European countries, where he also gave many solo exhibitions. His cityscapes, which are often captured from a bird's eye view, are best known. Many of his pictures are in public and private collections. Especially in the last year of his life he devoted himself more and more to religious motifs.

Preissĺ was a member of the Federal Association of Visual Artists (BBK) Niederbayern / Upper Palatinate , where he was appointed honorary chairman in 2000, and from 1984 to 1996 President of the Upper Palatinate Cultural Association (OKB).

After his death he left behind his wife Edda Ingeborg Preißl (* 1944), who in 2007 donated the Art Prize for German-Czech Understanding on his behalf . In 1996 Edda Preißl received the Golden Badge of Honor from the Upper Palatinate Cultural Association. Rupert Preißl found his final resting place in the Lower Catholic Cemetery in Regensburg's barracks district .

literature

Alfons Metzger : Rupert D. Preißl: A designer in art and culture. In: Festschrift for the 35th Bavarian Nordgautag , 2004, pp. 37–41. ( Online version )
Horst Hanske : I hope it will be as beautiful in heaven as it is here in the Upper Palatinate - memories of Rupert D. Preißl. In: Festschrift for the 35th Bavarian North Gauge Day. 2004, pp. 255-257. ( Online version )
Rupert D. Preissl. "Didn't our hearts burn ..." (LK 24:32). Works from an artist's life. Museum Obermünster (Ed.), Regensburg, 2013, ISBN 978-3-89870-826-5 .
focus collection ² / Rupert D. Preißl. Museums of the City of Regensburg (ed.), 2015.

Awards / honors

1972: Nordgau Culture Prize of the City of Amberg in the " Visual Arts " category
1974: Culture Prize East Bavaria , OBAG
1979: Culture Prize of the City of Regensburg
1984: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
1987: Waldschmidt Prize , Markt Eschlkam
1991: Bavarian Order of Merit
1996: District Medal Upper Palatinate
1996: District medal in gold, Amberg-Sulzbach district
2000: Silver Citizen Medal of the City of Regensburg
January 2012: Opening of the Rupert-Preißl-Weg in Regensburg

Web links

Literature by and about Rupert D. Preißl in the catalog of the German National Library
JK: Preißl, Rupert D. . Entry in the database of the Oberpfälzer Kulturbund (currently not available)
Rupert Preissl Kallmünz Pictures

References and footnotes

↑ Also found as Rupert Damascenius Preißl .
^ Rupert D. Preissl † , BBK Niederbayern / Upper Palatinate.
↑ Mittelbayerische.de: City honors Sandra Paretti and Rupert Preißl . In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . ( Mittelbayerische.de [accessed on August 2, 2017]).

personal data
SURNAME	Preissl, Rupert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Preißl, Rupert Damascus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 17, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Eitlbrunn
DATE OF DEATH	4th July 2003
Place of death	regensburg

[1] Also found as Rupert Damascenius Preißl .

[2] Rupert D. Preissl † , BBK Niederbayern / Upper Palatinate.

[3] Mittelbayerische.de: City honors Sandra Paretti and Rupert Preißl . In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . ( Mittelbayerische.de [accessed on August 2, 2017]).