Kosel, Hermann#
Kosel, Hermann, b. Vienna, March 20, 1896, d. Vienna, Dec. 12, 1983, painter, graphic artist. Studied under R. Bacher and F. Schmutzer at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, 1925-1938 member of the group around J. Klinger. One of the most important exponents of the "Wiener Plakat" (Vienna poster design), exile in Aix-en-Provence in 1938-1949.
Works#
Minoritenkirche church in Vienna; Prater, 1958; 3. Kriegsopferlotterie, 1952 (poster).Literature#
50 Jahre K.-Plakate, exhibition catalogue, Museum of Applied Art, Vienna 1971.