Willy Eisenschitz
Illustration — Willy Eisenschitz in 1910. Willy Eisenschitz (27 October 1889 – 8 July 1974) was a French painter of Austrian origin who mostly represented the landscapes of Provence and Drome in particular. His works are presented in a dozen European museums, and are the subject of retrospective exhibitions from 1957 to 2006.
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Willy Eisenschitz
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- Born
- 1889 · Vienna.
- Died
- 1974 · 6th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France · Austria · Austria–Hungary
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · watercolorist
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Willy Eisenschitz in 1910. Willy Eisenschitz (27 October 1889 – 8 July 1974) was a French painter of Austrian origin who mostly represented the landscapes of Provence and Drome in particular. His works are presented in a dozen European museums, and are the subject of retrospective exhibitions from 1957 to 2006.
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Born at Vienna in 1889, died at 6th arrondissement of Paris in 1974.
Willy Eisenschitz studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Evelyn Marc is recorded as having studied under Willy Eisenschitz. The recorded working language is French. Work by Willy Eisenschitz is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery.
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- 1.René Édouard-Joseph, Dictionnaire biographique des artistes contemporains, tome 1, A-E, Art & Édition, 1930,
- 2.Willy EISENSCHITZ. VIENNA (AUSTRIA) 1889 – PARIS 1974. ecoledeparis.org. Selon cette source il est déporté en 1944, ce qui serait inexact.
- 3.Thomas Keller. Dieulefit - lieu de mémoire franco-allemand en voie d’effacement ou en veille ? Cahiers d'Études Germaniques Année 2007 53 pp. 157-178. Voir, p. 165 et note 16.
- 4.L'information qu'il aurait disparu dans un camp de concentration en Allemagne, selon la Notice bibliographique de la bnf.fr. serait inexacte.
- 5.Gérald Schurr, « Les expositions à Paris », La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot, n°20, 18 mai 1984, page 53.
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