Otto Bohler (1847-1913) was an Austrian artist of German origin. He was the fifth son of very successful industrialist Georg Friedrich Bohler who had iron and steel production units in several countries with a central office in Vienna. The whole family was actively involved in different areas of art, especially as sponsors and collectors of paintings and music.
This is Otto's silhouette picture for a card depicting Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel:
Here a few more interesting facts about Otto Bohler:
* He spent his youth in Frankfurt at Main. At the University of Tubingen he graduated in philosophy. Right after that, he moved to Vienna. There he helped at running the family business but spent most of his energy at art studies. His teacher was Wenzel Ottokar Noltsch.
* Apart from painting his other passion became music. Among other associations, he became a member of the Bayreuth Patronage Association and attended the first Bayreuth festival. Otto connected both sides of his artistic interest in the paper cutting - he started making silhouettes of popular German composers, conductors, and pianists. Many of these works are lost, some could be found in museums, but many also served as the bases of postcards or were reprinted in papers.
* He was married, had four children and died of the heart condition. He is buried in family grave in Hietzing, the district of Vienna.
This is Otto's silhouette picture for a card depicting Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel:
Here a few more interesting facts about Otto Bohler:
* He spent his youth in Frankfurt at Main. At the University of Tubingen he graduated in philosophy. Right after that, he moved to Vienna. There he helped at running the family business but spent most of his energy at art studies. His teacher was Wenzel Ottokar Noltsch.
* Apart from painting his other passion became music. Among other associations, he became a member of the Bayreuth Patronage Association and attended the first Bayreuth festival. Otto connected both sides of his artistic interest in the paper cutting - he started making silhouettes of popular German composers, conductors, and pianists. Many of these works are lost, some could be found in museums, but many also served as the bases of postcards or were reprinted in papers.
* He was married, had four children and died of the heart condition. He is buried in family grave in Hietzing, the district of Vienna.
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