Werner Augustiner

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Werner Augustiner (born May 26, 1922 in Graz ; † January 10, 1986 there ) was an Austrian painter.

Career

Werner Augustiner was born with shortened arms, which did not prevent him from training as a painter at the Graz School of Applied Arts from 1936 to 1940 . From 1940 to 1943 he attended the master class for painting with Rudolf Szyszkowitz . Augustiner received further training from 1943 to 1950 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Karl Sterrer and Albert Paris Gütersloh . Herbert Boeckl awarded him the diploma and the nude award for his nudes in 1950. From 1951 Augustiner made trips to Italy. In 1954 he went to Rome on a grant from the Ministry of Education, where he participated in an international exhibition. In 1956 he stayed in Turkey and Greece for artistic purposes. In the period from 1960 to 1966 he stayed in Paris a lot and was able to make a name for himself. From 1966 Augustiner lived mainly in his hometown Graz.

In 1960 he received the art medal of the city of Graz. Werner Augustiner was a member of the Werkbund and the Junge Gruppe. On January 10, 1986 Werner Augustiner passed away voluntarily.

criticism

Augustiner was one of the most important exponents of French expressionism . He remained true to the representational art, which was mostly implemented in strong colors. The artist's work, which includes nudes, scenes from Christian iconography , genre scenes , landscapes and still lifes , is characterized by a timeless expressionism in the tradition of the French Fauves . His works can be found in the Albertina in Vienna , in the Ministry of Education in Vienna, in the Lentos and the Landesgalerie Linz and in the Catholic student house in Graz. His works can also be found in castles and private collections.

Exhibitions

  • 1955 10 years of painting and sculpture in Austria, Wiener Künstlerhaus
  • 1956 Cross-section, Wiener Konzerthaus
  • 1957 Joanneum Graz
  • 1964 Austria and the orient, Tehran
  • 1965 Religio 65, Grazer Künstlerhaus
  • 2012 Memorial exhibition and book presentation "90 Years of Werner Augustiner" Hofgalerie- Raiffeisenhof Graz

Awards

  • 1950 Boeckl Act Prize
  • 1954 Rome grant from the Federal Ministry of Education
  • 1960 Medal from the City of Graz
  • 1982 Medal of Honor from the City of Graz

Works

  • "The painter and his model"
  • "Parisian Whores"
  • "In the boat"
  • "Female nude on a green divan", oil on linen, 95 × 78 cm

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personal data
SURNAME Augustiner, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 1986
Place of death Graz