Otto Barth (artist)

Otto Barth ( born October 3, 1876 in Vienna, † August 9, 1916 in Vienna [ Note 1 ] ) was an Austrian academic painter, graphic artist, and mountaineer.

Life

Otto Barth was born the second son of Art and ornamental gardener Johann Barth and his wife Anna ( Birthplace: Schleifmühlgasse 11, Vienna - Wieden ). He was in his childhood as physically weak and was often sick. Only the intense activity in the mountains is said to have helped him to health and strength. In accordance with his talent, he attended art school and later the Academy.

Barth was closely associated with Gustav ( Gustl ) Jahn friends, as he did. An avid mountaineer and painter Both took many trips together; several of which were first ascents. Both are described very different in their nature, Jahn as " naive child of the sun " and Barth as the " Dark ", which was often dissatisfied with his painting technique results and its images a trace of melancholy is attributed. In his obituary Gustav Schmidt sees these events more at the beginning of the career Barths. At least for the time Hagenbund certifying him a high self-confidence and creative power in form and color.

Otto Barth founded an art group named " Phalanx " and later became a member of the Hagenbund in Vienna.

End

While his friend Jahn fatal crash three years later at a mountain tour, Otto Barth died at age 39 also early, but from a disease. Initially, have also become increasingly heart problems. Signs of calcification led the doctors back to a slow poisoning by lead white paint fumes in the studio where the painter used to sleep. Significant visual effects were interpreted later on a brain tumor out.

Works

Among the great number of paintings are highlighted:

• Alm Abandoned This atmospheric work represented the Austrian art at the International Exhibition in Rome;
• Morning Prayer of the leaders at the summit of the Grossglockner (1911 ). In 1915 in Munich Alpine Museum, now in the Alpine Club Museum of the Austrian Alpine Club, Innsbruck;
• The last transition and many others went into private hands;
• Easter Sunday in Rauris, acquired from the Imperial Ministry of Education.

Barth received several orders for the decoration of public buildings, so the construction of the new station in Salzburg and the newly -built hotel " Herzoghof " [note 2] in Baden near Vienna and many others. Hard to count are his graphic contributions for alpine magazines, book illustrations, catalogs and advertising leaflets.

Memory

In addition to the obtained image reminds works on the Rax in Vienna, the so-called " painter climbing " to this artist friendship. The two have committed the 1901 tour together for the first time.