Stefan Eggeler

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Stefan Eggeler (born December 24, 1894 in Vienna ; † July 17, 1969 there ) was an Austrian artist and lawyer .

Life

As the son of a court official, Eggeler studied law at the University of Vienna and obtained a doctorate in law . He also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Ferdinand Schmutzer and Rudolf Bacher as well as at the Federal Higher Education and Research Institute with Ludwig Michalek .

Between 1915 and 1925 he made drawings, graphics and portfolios, woodcuts and etchings , many of which were published as book illustrations. He was a member of the Künstlerhaus Wien .

In 1925 Eggeler abruptly ended his artistic activity and became legal advisor to the municipality of Vienna . He was a representative of early Austrian fantasy .

Publications

  • 1915–1923: Fritz Bauer (Ed.): Kokain - A modern revue . (including cover pictures, lithographs)
  • 1920: Levin Schücking : The three suitors . (6 stitches)
  • 1920: The minstrel and the devil in the enchanted castle (6 prints)
  • 1921: The plague of pestilence . Frisch & Co (7 prints, Dumbapreis Weimar 1919)
  • 1921: Arthur Schnitzler : Reigen .
  • Arthur Schnitzler: The Pierrette's Veil . (6 stitches)
  • 1921: Musical miniatures . (Etchings)
  • 1922: Hanns Heinz Ewers : The hearts of kings . (10 stitches)
  • 1922: Gustav Meyrink : Walpurgis Night . (6 stitches)
  • 1923: Auguste de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam : Novellas of Cruelty . ( Lithographs )
  • 1930: Edgar Allan Poe : Wild Dreams - A selection of his stories . Publishing house of the Society for the Graphic Industry, Vienna (16 images added)

literature

  • Franz Planer: The Yearbook of the Vienna Society . Vienna 1929
  • Rudolf Schmidt: The Viennese artist house. A chronicle 1861-1951 . Society of Visual Artists Vienna 1951
  • The two lives of Stefan Eggeler Melzer, Vienna 1999

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Stephen J. Gertz: Incredibly Scarce Cocaine Magazine (1925) and Marihuana Matches (1937) . In: booktryst.com , March 28, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. Eggeler, Stefan: The plague of the pestilence . In: the-saleroom.com . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. Happy Walpurgis Night . Entry at 50 watts . Retrieved July 20, 2017.