Schatz, Otto Rudolf#
Schatz, Otto Rudolf, b. Vienna, Jan. 18, 1900, d. Vienna, April 26, 1961, painter and graphic artist. 1918-1920 studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts under O. Strnad et al.; his woodcuts of scenes taken from industry and the daily life of workers appeared in Social Democratic publications; most important illustrator of the association of book printers "Buechergilde Gutenberg", acquainted with the working people´s poet J. Luitpold. 1934 ban on publications for the Buechergilde, 1938 banned from writing, 1944/45 concentration camp; after his release returned to work in Vienna.
Works#
illustrations, e.g. to J. Luitpold´s "Die neue Stadt", 1927; oil paintings (portraits and landscapes).Literature#
W. Dnaim, O. R. S. - Graphik, 1978; W. Dnaim, O. R. S., Kriegsbriefe, 1982; K. Schroeder, Neue Sachlichkeit, Oe. 1918-38, exhibition catalogue, Kunstforum, Vienna 1995.