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Egge or Eugen Sturm-Skrla (9 April 1894, Komárom – 25 January 1943, Vienna) was a Hungarian-born Austrian painter.
@ Kunsthandel Widder. Later, he toured Italy and learned the techniques of
@ the ''Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon'' After that time, he concentrated on frescoes. His best known project in that medium was executed in 1926 at the Kleines Festspielhaus in Salzburg; in conjunction with Anton Faistauer. He also designed tapestries. From 1929 to 1935, he operated a fresco painting school in
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Egge or Eugen Sturm-Skrla (9 April 1894, Komárom – 25 January 1943, Vienna) was a Hungarian-born Austrian painter.
Biography
His father was a military bandmaster. From 1907 to 1909, he studied privately with , who was a landscape painter and librettist. He completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna from 1911 to 1914. His primary instructors there wereRudolf Bacher
Rudolf Bacher (20 January 1862, in Vienna – 16 April 1945, in Vienna) was an Austrian painter and sculptor.
Life and work
From 1882 to 1888, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, with Leopold Carl Müller, and the history painter, ...
, who was also a sculptor, and Rudolf Jettmar
Rudolf Jettmar (10 September 1869, Tarnów — 21 April 1939, Vienna) was an Austrian painter and printmaker.
The largest collection of the work of Rudolf Jettmar in the United States is held by the Jack Daulton Collection in Los Altos Hills, ...
.Biographical notes@ Kunsthandel Widder. Later, he toured Italy and learned the techniques of
fresco
Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaste ...
painting.
After returning from military service in 1919, he became a member of the Hagenbund
The Hagenbund or Künstlerbund Hagen was a group of Austrian artists that formed in 1899. The group's name derived from the name Herr Hagen, the proprietor of an inn in Vienna which they frequented.
Early history
The group's most prominent member ...
. Two years later, he joined the Vienna Künstlerhaus and, together with Victor Tischler (1890–1951), helped create the "Neuen Vereinigung" (New Association), an offshoot of the Hagenbund.Biography@ the ''Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon'' After that time, he concentrated on frescoes. His best known project in that medium was executed in 1926 at the Kleines Festspielhaus in Salzburg; in conjunction with Anton Faistauer. He also designed tapestries. From 1929 to 1935, he operated a fresco painting school in
Ronco sopra Ascona
Ronco sopra Ascona is a municipality near Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
Ronco sopra Ascona is first mentioned in 1264 as ''Roncha''. In 1498 it was mentioned as ''Ronca de Scona''. Ronco sopra Ascona and Ascona a '' ...
, Switzerland; near the Italian border in Ticino. He returned to Vienna when the Swiss government failed to express interest in his work.
He made his living largely from portraits, but still suffered financial difficulties and became seriously ill in his final years.
His works may be seen at the Belvedere Belvedere (from Italian, meaning "beautiful sight") may refer to:
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Australia
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*Belvedere, Harare, Zim ...
and several other galleries in Vienna.
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More works by Sturm-Skrla
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