Siegfried L. Kratochwil

Siegfried Leopold Kratochwil ( born March 24, 1916 in Karlstift, Lower Austria, † 25 February 2005) was an Austrian painter and poet. He is regarded as one of Austria's most famous naive painter.

Life

Kratochvil was born in 1916 in a logging town in Karlstift (Lower Austria ). After attending a vocational school, he was first a mechanic and toolmaker. Of necessity, he had to try in many professions. In 1939 he married. The first years of marriage were very problematic because of the war, the Russian occupation of Vienna and the economic hardship. His poor health kept him from the military. Kratochwil had to work in a munitions factory.

Kratochwil helped his daughter was born in 1941 to draw and paint - so began a 50- year-long picturesque passion, which mainly focused on motives of the Austrian culture and history. Kratochwil also dealt with densities and etchings.

Siegfried L. Kratochwil painted with motifs preference Vienna and wrote a poem to each image. He was buried in Vienna in 2005.

Collections

Kratochwils works are in:

  • Historical Museum of the City of Vienna, Austria
  • Clemens- Sels-Museum, Neuss, Germany
  • Vestisches Museum, Recklinghausen, Germany
  • Museum of European Cultures, Berlin, Germany
  • Rade Museum, Hamburg, Germany
  • German Bread Museum, Ulm, Germany
  • Centraal Museum Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Naïve Art Museum de L' ile de France, Paris, France
  • Musée international d'Art naïf Anatole Jakovsky, Nice, France
  • State Museum of Lower Austria, Vienna, Austria
  • Robert Stolz Museum, Vienna, Austria
  • Musée d'Art Naif - Max Fourny

Gallery

Frankfurt, Germany

The horse blacksmith, Karlstift, Lower Austria

Old Vienna Danube, Vienna

At the flea market, Vienna

The hot dog stand, Vienna

The playground, Vienna

Vienna Museum
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