DOI Heft:
No. 166 (January, 1907)
DOI Artikel:Levetus, A. S.: The imperial arts and crafts schools, Vienna
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20716#0344
The Imperial Arts and Cra-fts Schools, Vienna
a very early age, entered the military college, and In 1897 he returned to Vienna, joined the Seces-
afterwards rose to the rank of lieutenant. Already sionists, and two years later became Director of
when a cadet he distinguished himself by his the Arts and Crafts Schools.
drawings. Practically self-taught, he was accus- The authorities were fortunate in finding a man
tomed to seeing things for himself instead of armed with the knowledge and power requisite to
with the eyes of a teacher, as would have been bring about a reform. It was no easy task to lift
the case had he learnt under the old system, the arts and crafts out of the stereotyped lines
The little teaching he ever enjoyed was at the between which they had been so firmly fixed for
Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, under Eisen- so many decades, and to put them on a new and
menger. After various experiences in different sound foundation. The result was seen in the
places, where he happened to be stationed as a short space of a year, for at the exhibition held
military officer, he was recalled to Vienna and later in 1900 it was manifest that a great success had
became a teacher of drawing at the Cadet School, been achieved, and that Austrian arts and crafts
and while there exhibited his first picture—a only needed judicious organisation, coupled with
military subject, one which he was highly com- judicious teaching, for their development. Baron
petent to depict, for he had
taken active part in the
Bosnian Campaign. Soon
afterwards he resigned—
this was in 1881—and went
to Paris, ostensibly for three
years, but remained there
for sixteen. In T883 his
picture Am Boulevard de
St. Michel aroused much
attention at the Salon,
as did also the drawings
which he contributed to
the catalogue. From that
moment he was a made
man, and from every side
he was eagerly sought for
as an illustrator of books.
GARDEN DESIGN BY FRANZ LEBISCH (PROF. HOFFMANN S CLASS)
Myrbach excelled in both
directions, and under his
able teaching graphic art
has become a real thing
here. Seeking his inspira-
tion solely in the book of
Nature, he taught her ways
as he himself had learnt
them. He was happy too
in those who were appointed
to form part of his staff.
Around him came a band
of devoted men great as
artists and craftsmen and
as teachers. Thus Pro-
fessor Josef Hoffmann
brought new life to archi-
tecture, and decorative art
GARDEN DESIGN BY FRANZ LEBISCH (PROF. HOFFMANN'S CLASS) Went forward by Strides
a very early age, entered the military college, and In 1897 he returned to Vienna, joined the Seces-
afterwards rose to the rank of lieutenant. Already sionists, and two years later became Director of
when a cadet he distinguished himself by his the Arts and Crafts Schools.
drawings. Practically self-taught, he was accus- The authorities were fortunate in finding a man
tomed to seeing things for himself instead of armed with the knowledge and power requisite to
with the eyes of a teacher, as would have been bring about a reform. It was no easy task to lift
the case had he learnt under the old system, the arts and crafts out of the stereotyped lines
The little teaching he ever enjoyed was at the between which they had been so firmly fixed for
Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, under Eisen- so many decades, and to put them on a new and
menger. After various experiences in different sound foundation. The result was seen in the
places, where he happened to be stationed as a short space of a year, for at the exhibition held
military officer, he was recalled to Vienna and later in 1900 it was manifest that a great success had
became a teacher of drawing at the Cadet School, been achieved, and that Austrian arts and crafts
and while there exhibited his first picture—a only needed judicious organisation, coupled with
military subject, one which he was highly com- judicious teaching, for their development. Baron
petent to depict, for he had
taken active part in the
Bosnian Campaign. Soon
afterwards he resigned—
this was in 1881—and went
to Paris, ostensibly for three
years, but remained there
for sixteen. In T883 his
picture Am Boulevard de
St. Michel aroused much
attention at the Salon,
as did also the drawings
which he contributed to
the catalogue. From that
moment he was a made
man, and from every side
he was eagerly sought for
as an illustrator of books.
GARDEN DESIGN BY FRANZ LEBISCH (PROF. HOFFMANN S CLASS)
Myrbach excelled in both
directions, and under his
able teaching graphic art
has become a real thing
here. Seeking his inspira-
tion solely in the book of
Nature, he taught her ways
as he himself had learnt
them. He was happy too
in those who were appointed
to form part of his staff.
Around him came a band
of devoted men great as
artists and craftsmen and
as teachers. Thus Pro-
fessor Josef Hoffmann
brought new life to archi-
tecture, and decorative art
GARDEN DESIGN BY FRANZ LEBISCH (PROF. HOFFMANN'S CLASS) Went forward by Strides