Vienna 1891 - 1975
It is worth reserving a separate chapter in Austrian New Objectivity painting to the works of this man, Carl Krall. With his painting, he makes an important contribution to the artistic currents of the 1920s and 30s.
He suffered a similar fate to artists like Herbert Reyl-Hanisch, Franz Sedlacek and Herbert Ploberger, overlooked by the leading Austrian museums of his time. His work lends itself to comparisons with Reyl-Hanisch, particularly in the exact presentation of nature and in the clarity of the landscape. Apart from attending evening lectures at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, Krall was self-taught. His study trips took him to Italy, Yugoslavia and Germany. In 1923, he was accepted as a member of the Albrecht Dürer Association. In the period from 1932 to 1939, he spent his summers at the Villa Hauser in Klosterneuburg, (Martinstraße 115), being one of the organizers of the Klosterneuburg artists’ association, whose exhibitions were shown in Vienna from 1943. The Vienna City Cultural Offices bought two of his works in 1944. From 1945 to 1956, he was involved in the restoration of Schönbrunn and Wiener Neustadt as an employee of the National Heritage Office (BDA). He painted various sgraffiti around Vienna and Mödling. He exhibited in Berlin (Haus der Kunst) and in Vienna (Künstlerhaus and Secession). In 1933, 66 of his works were included in the annual exhibition of the Albrecht Dürer Association at Zedlitzhalle. In 1934, his works were shown at the State Prize Exhibition at the Vienna Künstlerhaus. He presented his work at the Niederösterreichische Landeskunst-Ausstellung [Lower Austrian Regional Art Exhibition] in Baden in 1961 as well as at the Vienna State Printing Office in 1964.
Works at:
Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum [Lower Austria Regional Museum],
St. Pölten
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
