Rudolf Eisenmenger
Rudolf Hermann Eisenmenger ( born August 7, 1902 in Piskitelep in Transylvania, Hungary ( today Simeria, Romania), † 3 November 1994 in Vienna) was an Austrian painter.
Life and work
Rudolf Hermann Eisenmenger moved in 1921 with his parents to Vienna and began his studies at the Vienna Academy under Hans Tichy and Rudolf Bacher there. During his studies he joined the Vienna Academic fraternity Silesia.
In 1930 he became the youngest member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus, had the first exhibition in 1930 and 1932, the breakthrough with 32 works exhibited. Eisenmenger's own style is influenced by traditional classical and romantic element. In 1936 he represented Austria for the Olympic Games in Berlin and received the silver medal in the Olympic art competition for the painting " runners before the goal." In addition, he was awarded the Austrian Cross of Merit of Arts and Sciences first class and the price of the City of Vienna. This was followed by successful exhibitions in the USA, Berlin and Poland. In 1937, he was an Austrian judge and exhibitor in the House of German Art in Munich. In 1938 he again took part in the Venice Biennale and was awarded the Prize of the City of Vienna. Adolf Hitler was a great admirer of art Eisenmenger ( the National Socialist had ) and bought many of his shown at the Great German Art Exhibition works, including the painting "The Night accompanies the Morning ", which was for many years in the possession of the Prussian Castles Foundation and now the Berlin German Historical Museum belongs. At the exhibition German artists and the SS in 1944 in Breslau was from him the tapestry "home ," The power of all of us lies not in an international Phantom - it is our home " " issued.
After the war he continued to work in Vienna and received numerous commissions and awards. So he created in 1950 for the Tapestry Web templates in the Gustav Mahler Hall of the Vienna State Opera. In the same place he designed in 1955 the Iron Curtain with the main theme of the opera Orpheus and Eurydice by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
Rudolf Eisenmenger was buried on Kalksburger cemetery.