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Fritz AignerThe grand punishment I.1970
1970
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ritz Aigner (1930–2005) war ein österreichischer Maler und Grafiker, geboren und gestorben in Linz. Er studierte an der Akademie der bildenden Künste in Wien und wurde früh mit dem Staatspreis für seine Diplomarbeit ausgezeichnet. Aigners Werk ist vielschichtig: Es reicht von klassischen Porträts über apokalyptische Szenerien bis hin zu surrealen Allegorien. Sein kraftvoller, oft düsterer Stil brachte ihm den Beinamen „Rembrandt von Linz“ ein – eine Referenz an seine meisterhafte Technik und die dramatische Lichtführung in vielen seiner Werke.
In den 1960er Jahren lebte Aigner eine Zeit lang in Irland. Während dieses Aufenthalts entstand eine bedeutende Werkgruppe: die „Irischen Zeichnungen“. Anders als der Titel vermuten lässt, zeigen diese Arbeiten keine direkten Landschaftsbilder oder Szenen aus Irland. Vielmehr verarbeitete Aigner darin universelle Themen wie Tod, Glaube, Verzweiflung und Ironie – oft in Form dämonischer, symbolisch überhöhter Gestalten. Die Zeichnungen zeichnen sich durch ihre expressive Kraft und eine verdichtete, fast traumhafte Bildsprache aus.
Die „Irischen Zeichnungen“ gelten heute als ein zentraler Bestandteil seines künstlerischen Schaffens und spiegeln seine Fähigkeit, persönliche und zeitlose Themen in packenden Bildern zu vereinen.
- Creator:Fritz Aigner (1930 - 2005, Austrian)
- Creation Year:1970
- Dimensions:Height: 18.51 in (47 cm)Diameter: 13.78 in (35 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Wien, AT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1782216169582
Fritz Aigner
Fritz Aigner wurde am 13. Juli 1930 in Linz (Österreich) geboren und verstarb am 9. Januar 2005 ebenda. Er war ein bedeutender österreichischer Maler und Grafiker mit einem umfangreichen, stilistisch vielseitigen Werk. Nach seiner Schulzeit begann er 1947 ein Studium an der Akademie der bildenden Künste in Wien, wo er bei Robin Christian Andersen und Albert Paris Gütersloh lernte. Für seine Abschlussarbeit „Die Klage des verlorenen Sohnes“ erhielt er 1952 den renommierten Staatspreis. Aigner arbeitete zeitweise in London, Spanien und Irland, ließ sich jedoch schließlich wieder in Linz nieder. Sein Werk vereint klassische Technik mit modernen, oft surrealen, symbolhaften und gesellschaftskritischen Inhalten. Wegen seiner dramatischen Lichtführung und malerischen Tiefe wurde er auch als „Rembrandt von Linz“ bezeichnet. Neben Ölgemälden schuf er Radierungen, Hinterglasbilder und zahlreiche Zeichnungen. Ein zentrales Thema in Aigners Kunst ist der Mensch – oft dargestellt in grotesken, überzeichneten Formen, zwischen Komik und Tragik. Religion, Sexualität, Tod und politische Anspielungen ziehen sich wie ein roter Faden durch sein Werk. Besonders bekannt sind auch seine „Irischen Zeichnungen“, die während eines Aufenthalts in Irland in den 1960er Jahren entstanden und zu den ausdrucksstärksten seiner Karriere zählen. Fritz Aigner war Mitglied der Wiener Secession. Er hinterließ ein umfangreiches Werk, das heute u. a. im Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, im Nordico Stadtmuseum und in zahlreichen Privatsammlungen vertreten ist.
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