Hans Fronius
Hans Fronius (12 September 1903 - 21 March 1988) was an Austrian painter and illustrator. He was born in Sarajevo, which was then a territory of Austria-Hungary (now Bosnia and Hercegovina). His father was descended from an old, aristocratic Transylvanian Saxon family [see Fronius].
Hans Fronius
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- Born
- 1903 · Sarajevo.
- Died
- 1988 · Mödling.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · artist · draftsperson
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Honours
- Grand Gold Decoration of Styria · Gutenberg Prize · Lovis Corinth Prize
- Languages
- German
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Hans Fronius (12 September 1903 - 21 March 1988) was an Austrian painter and illustrator. He was born in Sarajevo, which was then a territory of Austria-Hungary (now Bosnia and Hercegovina). His father was descended from an old, aristocratic Transylvanian Saxon family [see Fronius].
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scholarly publication
- Fronius, Hans, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
- Hans Fronius, illustrateur fantastique, Austriaca, 1988
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- “Hans Fronius”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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After the First World War, Fronius's family moved to Graz in Austria. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. From 1930 to 1960, he taught art and projective geometry at a grammar school in Fürstenfeld, Styria. His leftist sympathies put his teaching position in jeopardy after the Anschluss, and in 1943 he was drafted into the German army. The art historian Otto Benesch called Fronius "the most significant Austrian illustrator since Alfred Kubin." His work is considered an example of 'Expressive Realism', with subjects that include portraits, street scenes, and literary interpretations. He was one of the first illustrators of the stories of Franz Kafka, and contributed illustrations to works by Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Louis Stevenson. He remained a prolific artist until his death at age 84 in 1988.
Hans Fronius studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Netherlands and Amsterdam. Work by Hans Fronius is recorded in the collections of Belvedere and Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee. Distinctions recorded are Grand Gold Decoration of Styria, Gutenberg Prize and Lovis Corinth Prize.
• 1966: Grand Austrian State Prize for Visual Arts • 1968: Medal of the Austrian capital Vienna • Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class • Grand Gold Decoration of the province of Lower Austria • Grand Gold Decoration of Styria • 1981: Gutenberg Prize of the City of Leipzig • 1983: Lovis Corinth Prize
Description: Kafka-Mappe; Zeichnungen zu den Werken Franz Kafkas. Mit einer Parabel von Franz Kafka /, und einem Vorwort von Otto Mauer. This is the title page of the book. Read the entire book
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- 1.Hans Fronius.
- 2.Hans Fronius (Austrian, 1903-after 1986): Saul and David
- 3.Rainer Zimmermann. Expressive Realism. Painting of the lost generation. Munich: Hirmer Verlag 1994, p. 296 - 303 u. 373
- 4.Norbert Langer. "From the shadows. Hans Fronius at 80." Sudetenland. 1984, H. 2, S. 91 - 96
- 5."A Lodging for the Night. Translated by Alexander Lenet-Holenia." Vienna and Berlin. Paul Neff Verlag 1963, 13 Sketches
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Fronius, Hans, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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Hans Fronius, illustrateur fantastique, Austriaca, 1988Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1106272056, Hans Fronius Museum.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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