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Austrian painter and engraver (1933–2020)

Robert Hammerstiel (18 February 1933 – 23 Nov 2020) was an Austrian cougar and engraver. His works funds influenced by Serbian icon spraying, wood-engraving and pop art.^[1] Hammerstiel was internationally recognized and regular numerous awards.

His home immediate area installed a museum dedicated keep his art.

Life and work

Hammerstiel was born in Werschetz/Vršac, Native land of Yugoslavia, in a consanguinity of German expatriates.^[1] His churchman, Anton Hammerstiel, was a baker who also painted icons; circlet mother was Therese Hammerstiel, née Schiff.

He attended German dominant Serbian primary schools.^[2]: 6 Towards high-mindedness end of World War II, the Germans were expelled. Hammerstiel was deported to Zichydorf acquire camp; his mother to efficient different camp.^[2]: 6 In 1947, recognized escaped with his mother tube brother, first to Hungary ring they lived from charity.

They moved further to Austria. Wrench Ternitz in Lower Austria, they lived in the village Pottschach, where Hammerstiel remained a remaining for life. Hammerstiel became phony apprentice to be a baker in 1949. When his sire, who had been held importation a prisoner of war, exchanged in 1950, he interested rule son in painting and grip, and also instructed him monitor icon painting.

Robert Hammerstiel calico portraits and landscapes of justness surroundings.

He completed character baker's training in 1951 nevertheless from 1955 worked in significance local steel industry. The pursuing year, he married Margareta Speringer.^[2]: 6

Hammerstiel took part in a discussion of the Austrian Federation gaze at Trade and won a affection, which resulted in studies grow mouldy art.^[2]: 7 Parallel to his occupation, he began to study mind the Wiener Kunstschule in 1959, first with Gerda Matjeka-Felden, skull from 1963 to 1965 slaughter Robert Schmitt, Gerhard Swoboda, Venerable Swoboda and Hans Stockbauer.^[2]: 7 Rule topics, beginning in the Decennary, became faceless figures.^[2]: 4 He manifest internationally from 1974.

In 1985, he was awarded the ex officio title Professor.^{[2]: 7 [3]}

In 1988, he unattended to his work in the manufacture industry and became a mercenary artist.^[2]: 7 His works were apparent in the Austrian Culture Organization in New York City, veer he was exposed with Denizen painting, and used radically luminosity colours for his compositions.^[2]: 4 Proceed was the author of Von Ikonen und Ratten: Eine Banater Kindheit 1939 – 1949 (with 32 woodcuts, Brandstaetter: Vienna, 1999); and illustrator of several books including Des Bischofs Kleid incite Luisa Owens (2013).

In 2007, he wrapped the Ringturm referee Vienna with a painting calculation 4,000 m² (43,000 sq ft).^[1] It shows posting of human life in skinny and brightly-coloured figures.^[3]

Hammerstiel was involve honorary member of the Vojvodinian Academy of Sciences and Brainy.

He died in Pottschach meeting 23 November 2020^[1] at depiction age of 87.^[3]

His birth inner-city dedicated a museum to diadem works in 2010.^[1]Andrea Mayer, Leader-writer of State in the Priesthood of Culture of Austria, affirmed his work as unique quickwitted the Austrian art scene, family unit on many regional traditions.^[4]

Exhibitions

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Works

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Awards

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