As early as 1985, Kunsthandel Hieke dedicated an exhibition to the works of Eduard Stella. Stylistically speaking, he initially stays true to the Art Nouveau before moving towards a moderately expressive painting style later on. Apart from landscape paintings, he is particularly passionate about portraits and figurative depictions. Starting off with the motif’s real features, he uses colors as well as the effects of light and shade to achieve an intensified expression, at times with a certain amount of symbolism.
From 1900 to 1905, Stella studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts under C.O. Czeschka and at the Vienna Academy under Heinrich Lefler from 1905 to 1909. From 1913 to 1919, he repeatedly exhibited his works at the Vienna Secession. In 1921, he became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus and was included in many of the group’s exhibitions.
He was successful as a stage designer at the Josefstädter Theater, the Neue Wiener Bühne and the Volkstheater. From 1939 onwards, he taught at the Vienna Academy for Women, and from 1942 at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. In 1954, his work was awarded the Golden Laurel of the Vienna Künstlerhaus.
Works at:
Vienna Museum
Collections at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna
