Ludwig Bürgel
| Ludwig Bürgel | |
|---|---|
| Ludwig Bürgel Ludwig Bürgel, ca. 1931 | |
| Born | August 27, 1901 Vienna, Austria |
| 💀Died | May 20, 1980 (aged 78) Salzburg, AustriaMay 20, 1980 (aged 78) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Austrian |
| 🏫 Education | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Art on copper plate, Landscapes |
Ludwig (Pollak) Bürgel (August 27, 1901 – May 20, 1980) was an Austrian landscape artist.[1] One of his etchings was a view of Heiligenkreuz Abbey.[2] He was self taught and focused on color etchings. For a few months, Bürgel was appointed as mayor of Heiligenkreuz in 1944.[3]
Early life[edit]
Ludwig Bürgel was born on Agust 27, 1901 in Vienna, Austria. Bürgel's father, Ludwig Pollak, was a local magistrate, and his mother was Leopoldine Bürgel. In 1926, he took his mother's maiden name "Bürgel". In 1928 he married Leopoldine Glock. They built a home in Siegenfeld, near Baden.[4]
Career[edit]
While in Vienna, Bürgel began to produce prints. In his spare time, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Professor Hans Massmann, a teacher at the art Academy. In 1922, he became a freelance artist. His etchings depicted naturalistic landscapes. He and his wife built a house in Baden and his half-sister, Helene, to lived with them. Bürgel and Leopoldine had their son Peter in 1933, followed by their daughter Victoria in 1940.[4]
Bürgel served as mayor of Heiligenkreuz, Vienna from the autumn of 1944 until the end of March 1945. He successor to Martin Spörk.[2] After the war, Bürgel left his home before the Russian occupied Vienna and he moved to Innviertel, Austria.[1]
Landscape painter[edit]
In 1949, the family moved to Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria at Lake Wallersee where, after three years, Bürgel bought a plot of land on Bahnhofstrasse and in 1959 finished a house and studio.[4]
There was a Memorial Exhibition for Bürgel on August 27, 2001 in the rooms of the city office in the town hall of Seekirchen. Mayor Spatzenegger opened the exhibition.[5]
Death[edit]
Bürgel painted until his death on May 20, 1980 in Salzburg, Austria. He died of heart failure at age 78. He was buried in the cemetery in Seekirchen am Wallersee.[2][better source needed] His wife managed his estate until 1997 when she retired at age 92.[1]
In his legacy, the city of Seekirchen named the dead-end frontage path that is near main street and the train station Ludwig Bürgel Weg.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pollak, Peter (2001-09-14). "Ludwig Bürgel". www.seekirchen.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ludwig Bürgel, 1944 - 1945". www.heiligenkreuz.at. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
One of his most famous etchings, a view of Heiligenkreuz.
- ↑ Gugg, Anton (1945). Kunstschauplatz Salzburg: Lexikon zur Malerei, Skulptur. Austria: Anton Pustet. p. 76. ISBN 9783702504533. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
Bürgel (Pollak) Ludwig, born in Vienna in 1901, died in 1980, lived in Seekirchen near Salzburg. The self-taught artist primarily created color etchings with vedutes and landscape motifs. The painter and graphic artist was a member of the Salzburger Kunstverein and the "Volksnahen Kunst".
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dopsch, Elisabeth and Heinz (1996). 1,300 years Seekirchen: history and culture of a Salzburg market town. Seekirchen. p. 735. Search this book on
- ↑ "Ludwig Bürgel - Memorial Exhibition". www.seekirchen.com. Seekirchen. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ↑ Ludwig-Bürgel-Weg, 5201 Seekirchen am Wallersee Nominatim map.
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