Vilma Eckl

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Vilma Eckl (born June 26, 1892 in Enns ; † June 10, 1982 in Linz ) was an Austrian painter.

Live and act

Memorial plaque in Linz, Volksfeststraße 29

Vilma Eckl was the daughter of the railway engineer Georg Eckl . In her long-term home town of Linz, she attended the private painting schools of Rosa Scherer , Bertha von Tarnóczy and Tina Kofler . In addition to the influence that German Expressionism - especially the Munich group Der Blaue Reiter - had on them, Matthias May's painting school in Linz was decisive for their artistic development.

The Lehner Gallery , Vienna, looks after the estate . The artist is buried in the St. Barbara cemetery in Linz.

Prizes and awards (selection)

Exhibitions and participation in exhibitions (selection)

  • 1929: Traveling exhibition of the artist association MAERZ in Stettin , Würzburg , Leipzig , Essen
  • 1936: Galerie Würthle, Vienna
  • 1936: Austrian exhibition in London
  • 1937: Traveling exhibition of the Albertina in Switzerland ( Basel , Zurich , Bern )
  • 1937: World exhibition in Paris, watercolor exhibition of Austrian artists in Paris
  • 1939: Munich
  • 1941: Chemnitz , Mannheim , Kassel
  • 1942: Museum Folkwang Essen , Künstlerhaus Vienna , Hagenbund
  • 1942: Welz Gallery, Vienna
  • 1946: First major art exhibition, Linz
  • 1947: New gallery of the city of Linz
  • 1949: Austrian exhibition in Prague , Brno , Pressburg
  • 1950: Austrian exhibition in London
  • 1950: Masterpieces of Austrian art, Künstlerhaus Salzburg
  • 1950: XXV. Venice Biennale
  • 1951: Galerie Würthle (together with Alfred Kubin ), Vienna
  • 1951: Galerie Welz, Salzburg
  • 1952: Exhibition of the Vienna Secession in Rome
  • 1953: Special exhibition in the Upper Austrian State Museum in Linz
  • 1953: New gallery of the Landesmuseum, Johanneum Graz , exhibition of contemporary art in New Delhi
  • 1954: Festival exhibition of the Vienna Secession
  • 1954: Exhibition of the Albertina in Milan , Rome and Turin
  • 1955: Exhibition of female visual artists from Austria in Hamburg Contemporary graphics in the Landesmuseum Klagenfurt, master graphics in Austria, Bregenz , Welz Gallery, Salzburg
  • 1956: Expozitia de Pictura si Grafica Austriaca, Bucharest The dance in art, Arbon Castle, Switzerland
  • 1960: Donaueschingen
  • 1961: Large collective exhibition at the Landesmuseum Linz
  • 1966: Solo exhibition in the Enns town hall
  • 1969: Solo exhibition in Linz Castle
  • 1970: Solo exhibition at Reichersberg Abbey
  • 1973: Galerie Haas, Vaduz , Liechtenstein
  • 1977: Museum Lauriacum Enns
  • 1987: Galerie Lehner, Linz
  • 1989: Museum Lauriacum Enns
  • 1992: Memorial exhibition for the 100th birthday, Upper Austria. State Museum
  • 2008: Galerie Lehner, Vienna
  • 2011: Special exhibition at the WIKAM in the Palais Ferstel

literature

  • Literature by and about Vilma Eckl in the catalog of the German National Library
  • Otto Benesch : Thoughts before a colored pencil drawing. In: Profile 4, 1936.
  • Justus Schmidt: The creative woman. Catalog of a joint exhibition by Margret Bilger, Vilma Eckl, Ottilie Kasper, Käthe Kollwitz and Clara Siewert in the New Gallery of the City of Linz. 1947.
  • Bruno Grimschitz : Vilma Eckl . Edited by the City of Linz Cultural Office, Galerie Welz Publishing House, Salzburg 1955.
  • Erich Widder : Vilma Eckl. Essence and work. Upper Austrian Provincial Publishing House, Linz 1965.
  • Otto Wutzel : Life and Work of Vilma Eckl. Catalog for the commemorative exhibition for the 100th birthday of Vilma Eckl in the Upper Austrian State Museum in 1992.
  • Martin Hochleitner: Eckl, Vilma . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 32, Saur, Munich a. a. 2002, ISBN 3-598-22772-8 , p. 196.
  • Galerie Lehner: Power of Movement. Catalog for the special exhibition at WIKAM - Palais Ferstel 2011.

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personal data
SURNAME Eckl, Vilma
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Enns
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1982
Place of death Linz