Albert Paris Gütersloh
Albert Paris Gütersloh, born Albert Konrad Kiehtreiber in Vienna on February 5, 1887, was a multifaceted artist known for his contributions to both literature and visual arts. Initially engaged in various professions, including acting and directing, he became recognized for his writing with the expressionist novel "Die tanzende Törin" published in 1911. Despite his literary achievements, Gütersloh is often celebrated more for his paintings. His artistic journey took him to Paris from 1911 to 1912, and he served in the military during World War I from 1914 to 1918. Following the war, he lived in Munich before focusing fully on painting around 1921 due to health issues. Gütersloh held a professor position at a college in Vienna starting in 1929, but was forced out in 1938 by the Nazi regime. After World War II, he returned to teaching at the Academy of the Fine Arts in Vienna and played a significant role in influencing the Vienna school of fantastic realism. Gütersloh passed away in 1973, leaving a lasting impact on both art and education.
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Albert Paris Gütersloh
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- Born: February 5, 1887
- Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
- Died: May 16, 1973
- Place of death: Baden, Austria
Biography
Albert Paris Gütersloh was the pseudonym of Albert Konrad Kiehtreiber, who was born in Vienna, Austria, on February 5, 1887. Early in his life, Gütersloh held many different jobs and positions. He worked as an actor, director, stage designer, journalist, and editor. He also was a writer and his first book, Die tanzende Törin (1911), was a well-recognized expressionist novel. Although he wrote several novels as well as essays, poems, and short stories, many people remember Gütersloh more for his art work than for his writing.
From 1911 until 1912, Gütersloh lived and worked in Paris. He served in the army and fought in World War I from 1914 to 1918. After the war, he lived in Munich, Germany, from 1919 until 1921. Around the year 1921, Gütersloh gave up his job as an actor due to health problems, and he focused all of his time and energy on painting.
In 1929, Gütersloh took a position as a professor at a college in Vienna. While he seemed to enjoy the work, the Nazi party demanded that he leave his position, and the party forbid him to teach anywhere in 1938. In 1945, at the first chance he had, Gütersloh returned to The Academy of the Forming Arts in Vienna, where he taught painting. Gütersloh would eventually go on to teach a number of famous painters in Germany and was very influential in the creation of the Vienna school of fantastic realism. Gütersloh died in 1973.