Albert Birkle - 44 paintings [HD]

Описание: Albert Birkle was born in Charlottenburg, then an independent city and since 1920 part of Berlin. His grandfather on his mother's side, Gustav Bregenzer, and his father, Carl Birkle, both were painters, originally from Swabia. Albert Birkle was trained as a decorative painter in his father's firm. From 1918 to 1924, he studied at the Hochschule für die bildenden Künste/College of Fine Arts, a predecessor of today's Universität der Künste Berlin. Birkle developed a unique style informed by expressionism and New Objectivity/Neue Sachlichkeit. His subjects were lonely, mystic landscapes, typical scenes of Berlin of the 20's and 30's, such as scenes from Tiergarten Park, bar scenes etc., character portraits, and religious scenes. In his style of portrait painting he was often compared to Otto Dix and George Grosz.

In 1927, Birkle had his first solo exhibition in Berlin, which turned out to be very successful. He decided to turn down a professorship at the Koenigsberg Acadamy of Arts in order to continue to work independently as an artist.

In 1946, Birkle received Austrian citizenship. In the post-war years, he made a living painting religious frescos for various churches as well as oil paintings. Albert Birkle died on 29 January 1986 in his new home of Salzburg. Austria’s oldest city preserved the memory of the visual artist, whose work was marked by two world wars.