Eduard BÄUMER was born in Kastel­laun in the Hun­srück (Rhineland-Palati­nate) in 1892. From 1912, he stud­ied at the Städelsches Kun­stin­sti­tut in Frank­furt and met Johannes Itten. The artist was also strong­ly influ­enced by Max Beck­mann. He spent a long time in Italy. After his mil­i­tary ser­vice, he attend­ed the Itten School in Berlin for sev­er­al months (1927/28). This was fol­lowed by a study trip to Paris and in 1933 he moved to Salzburg. His first exhi­bi­tion took place in Vien­na in 1942. The fam­i­ly went into hid­ing in Grossarl in Pon­gau in 1944 until the end of the war. In 1947 he was appoint­ed to the Vien­na Acad­e­my of Applied Arts (head of the paint­ing class and work­shop for glass win­dows and mosaics). In 1954/55 he met Cha­gall in Paris. From 1958 he spent sev­er­al months a year in Abruz­zo. In 1964 he moved to Tro­pea. Eduard Bäumer died in Munich in 1977. 1936 — first par­tic­i­pa­tion in an exhi­bi­tion, 1960 — first solo exhi­bi­tion at Galerie Welz.

Eduard BÄUMER was born in Kastel­laun in the Hun­srück (Rhineland-Palati­nate) in 1892. From 1912, he stud­ied at the Städelsches Kun­stin­sti­tut in Frank­furt and met Johannes Itten. The artist was also strong­ly influ­enced by Max Beck­mann. He spent a long time in Italy. After his mil­i­tary ser­vice, he attend­ed the Itten School in Berlin for sev­er­al months (1927/28). This was fol­lowed by a study trip to Paris and in 1933 he moved to Salzburg. His first exhi­bi­tion took place in Vien­na in 1942. The fam­i­ly went into hid­ing in Grossarl in Pon­gau in 1944 until the end of the war. In 1947 he was appoint­ed to the Vien­na Acad­e­my of Applied Arts (head of the paint­ing class and work­shop for glass win­dows and mosaics). In 1954/55 he met Cha­gall in Paris. From 1958 he spent sev­er­al months a year in Abruz­zo. In 1964 he moved to Tro­pea. Eduard Bäumer died in Munich in 1977. 1936 — first par­tic­i­pa­tion in an exhi­bi­tion, 1960 — first solo exhi­bi­tion at Galerie Welz.

Eduard BÄUMER (1892 — 1977)
A mono­graph of his work.
Intro­duc­tion by Otto Bre­icha and Oswald Oberhuber,
Texts by Angel­i­ca and Bet­ti­na Bäumer
Michael Gut­ten­brun­ner and Wieland Schmied
Ver­lag Galerie Welz
432 pages with 439 col­or illustrations,
includ­ing 30 photos.
For­mat 30 x 30 cm, linen.
ISBN 3–85349-169–3
Price: € 98,– (incl. 10 % VAT)


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