Josef Gassler
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| Born | 6 March 1893 Austerlitz, Moravia |
| Died | 27 April 1978 (aged 85) Vienna, Austria |
| Known for | Academic Painter |
Josef Gassler was an Austrian
on 27 April 1978.After early success at the
Neue Sachlichkeit.[1]
Josef Gassler lived in Paris from 1927 to 1930, travelled in Italy and the South of France and to
Moser
and other Czechoslovak manufacturers and worked on murals and theatrical scenery.
Gassler's career falters with the coming of Fascism, when Germany introduced the concept of degenerate arts. The German invasion of Czechoslovakia was followed by World War II, in turn followed by Communist occupation.
In 1945 Gassler returned to Vienna, where he continued to work, mainly painting portraits, landscapes and flower studies.
Josef Gassler exhibited in the
Salon des Independants, the Wiener Sezession, the Kuenstlerhaus, the Rudolfinum and in private galleries. On his 70th birthday he received the Golden Laurel award from the Wiener Kuenstlerhaus. His work is found at the Oesterreichische Galerie
as well as in private collections in Austria, Germany, England and the United States.
Notes
References
- Josef Gassler: The beginning of my journey, 1893-1916. Translated with an introductory note by Eve Stwertka. New York, Copyright 2005.
- Josef Gassler 1893-1978. Catalogue with Vorwort by Rudolf Minichbauer, Galerie Walfischgasse, Wien, March 2010.
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