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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