Ferdinand Schebek
Austrian painter
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Ferdinand Schebek (23 February 1875 – 29 October 1949) was an Austrian painter of the 20th century.
Ferdinand Schebek | |
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Self-portrait, 1921, chalk and graphite on paper, Salzburg Museum | |
| Born | Ferdinand Schebek 23 February 1875 |
| Died | 29 October 1949 (aged 74) Vienna, Austria |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Realism |
Biography
Schebek was born in Vienna in 1875 and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.[1][2] He lived and worked mainly in Berlin.[3] Schebek was a member of the Reich Association of Fine Artists of Germany and of the General German Art Cooperative.[4]
In 1939 and 1940, a total of four of his works were exhibited at the Great German Art Exhibition held at the House of German Art in Munich.
| Year | Title | Type | Cat. no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Coots at Lake Tegel | Oil painting | 983 |
| 1940 | Leopards | Oil painting | 1027 |
| 1940 | Playing Leopards | Monotype | 1028 |
| 1940 | Brown Bear with Cubs | Monotype | 1029 |
He painted primarily animals, landscapes, genre scenes, and still lifes in a realistic style in both oil and watercolor. His works were sold at public auctions multiple times, including at Dorotheum and Lempertz.[5][6] He died in Vienna in 1949.
Gallery
Doe with Fawn in a Clearing, 1930
Brown bear with cub, 1945
Fighting deer, 1940
Milking place in Mecklenburg, 1932
Elephant herd, <1949
Motive of the Tollensesee, 1945
Still life with peonies, 1932
Tiger, <1949
Literature
- Thieme, Ulrich; Becker, Felix; Vollmer, Hans. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler: von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Vol. 29. E. A. Seemann, 1978. p. 386.
- Busse, Joachim. Internationales Handbuch aller Maler und Bildhauer des 19. Jahrhunderts. 1977. p. 1109. ISBN 3-9800062-0-4.
- Bénézit, Emmanuel. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Vol. 12. Gründ, 1999. p. 386. ISBN 2-7000-3010-9.
- Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon: Bio-bibliographischer Index A-Z, Vol. 8. Saur, 1999–2000. p. 750. ISBN 3-598-23910-6.