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Aloys Wach or Aloys Ludwig Wachelmayr (sometimes Wachelmeier) was an Austrian expressionist painter and graphic artist. He was born in Lambach, Upper Austria on April 30, 1892 and died in Braunau, Upper Austria on April 18, 1940. While his birth places him close to the generation that laid the foundations of modern art and especially expressionism, his life as an artist, however, began after cubism, futurism and the expressionists of the Der Blaue Reiter and Die Brücke movements had initiated a time of great changes. In his later life, Wach abandoned his artistic roots and distanced himself from his early expressionist works by turning to religious imagery. Today, however, those early works are seen as his greatest accomplishments. Image File history File links An image of the Men working road construction sign. ... On White II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Braunau am Inn is a city in the Innviertel (River Inn area) of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich), the north-western province of Austria. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Woman with a guitar by Georges Braque, 1913 Cubist house in Prague Cubism was an avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture in the early 20th century. ... Futurism has several meanings. ... Cover of Der Blaue Reiter almanac. ... Die Brücke (The Bridge) was a group of German expressionist artists formed in Dresden in 1905. ...

Wach decided to become an artist early on in his life, and already arrived in Vienna at the young age of 17, but initially suffered a series of set-backs. He was rejected as a student by the Academy in Munich and attempted unsuccessfully to study art in Vienna. He received formal education at the Knirr-Sailer painting school in Munich as well as, in 1913, at Academie Colarossi in Paris. He finished his studies with Heinrich Altherr in Stuttgart. Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... The Acad mie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor, Filippo Colarossi. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 600,000 as of May 2005. ...

In 1912, he briefly moved to Berlin. There, he met painter and graphic artist Jacob Steinhardt, who encouraged him to abandon older forms of expression and be courageous in the search for his own style. Wach was also confronted with the activities at the just opened Der Sturm Galerie, the German center of expressionism. Although it is not known for certain, he also probably saw the Blue Rider Exhibit and the first exhihibt of the futurist movement.   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city; down from 4. ... Jacob Steinhardt (1887–1968) was a painter and woodcut artist, who worked mainly in woodcuts depicting biblical and other Jewish subjects. ... Futurism has several meanings. ...

He then moved on to Paris, where he stayed from 1913 to 1914. He befriended Amedeo Modigliani and got introduced to some of the painters at Bateau-Lavoir. He must also have seen work by Robert Delaunay. He quickly understood the importance of the new structures in painting. In that period, he created mainly expressionist-cubist drawings, etchings and wood carvings. During his stay in Paris, he also met his most important friend and supporter, Ernest L. Tross, whom he should meet again in Vienna (1919) and Munich (1931). The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (July 12, 1884 – January 24, 1920) was an Jewish Italian painter and sculptor. ... Robert Delaunay (born April 12, 1885 in Paris, France; died October 25, 1941 in Montpellier, France), French impressionist artist. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Wach served in World War I in non-combative assignments. In 1916/7, he published seven woodcuts to accompany a poem by F.R. Zenz, Kriegstotentanz 1914. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ...

1919-1920 wood carving cycle "Der verlorene Sohn". From 1920 he created expressionist still-lifes, landscape paintings and portraits in Braunau, but later distanced himself from paintings of this period.

1956 posthumous exhibitions with graphics in Hollywood and at the Country Museum in Los Angeles. Was not allowed to paint during the Nazi regime. Created two windows for hospital church in Braunau.

External links

1. http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.w/w007267.htm Aloys Wach at aeiou.at

References

1. Aloys Wach (1892-1940), Kataloge des OÖ. Landesmuseums, Linz 1993; ISBN 3900746613
2. Aloys Wach Paris Munich 1914 1919, Brandt Dayton (exhibition catalogue), New York 1991; especially "Introduction" by Peter W. Guenther
3. Die Österreichischen Maler der Geburtsjahrgänge 1881-1900 Vol. 2, M-Z, Heinrich Fuchs, Vienna 1977; ISBN 385390004x