Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer ( German: Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer ; August 16, 1864 , Prague - November 13, 1945 , Zurich ) - Austrian and Czechoslovak sugar factory and art lover.
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- 1 Biography
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Biography
Ferdinand was born in a family of a Prague sugar breeder of Jewish origin David Bloch. He studied at the Academy of Trade in Prague and worked at a family business, which, under his leadership, turned into a large enterprise in the European market.
In 1899, the 35-year-old Ferdinand Bloch met the 18-year-old Adele Bauer , the daughter of Moritz Bauer (1840-1905), the general director of the Vienna Banking Union and the chairman of the Eastern Railways. Bloch and Bauer got married back in December of that year and decided to take the common name Bloch-Bauer. Despite several attempts, the couple failed to have children. Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauers were respected members of Vienna society. Many prominent politicians, businessmen and cultural figures met in their homes, including Karl Renner , Julius Tandler and Stefan Zweig . Adele Bloch-Bauer maintained close ties with the Social Democratic circles. The couple was in particularly close relations with the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt and provided him with financial support. In the Bloch-Bauer palace on Elizabethstrasse, many of Klimt's works were kept, including “ Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I ” or “Apple Tree I”.
In 1909, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer acquired the Jungfern Breschan estate, where he placed his art collection. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer chose Czechoslovak citizenship , and the estate in Bohemia became his main place of residence. Adele Bloch-Bauer died of meningitis on January 24, 1925. After the Anschluss of Austria, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer was forced to leave the estate and leave all the property. The Bloch-Bauer estate arized after the occupation of Czechoslovakia housed the residence of the imperial protector of Bohemia and Moravia . Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer fled to Prague, then to Zurich , where he died. His remains, according to the will, were cremated. The urn with ashes was buried near the Adele Bloch-Bauer urn in the columbarium at the Simmering crematorium in Vienna opposite the Central Cemetery .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 RKDartists
Literature
- Hubertus Czernin: Die Fälschung . Der Fall Bloch-Bauer . Band 1. Der Fall Bloch-Bauer und das Werk Gustav Klimts . Band 2. Band III der Bibliothek des Raubes. Czernin Verlag, Wien 1999, ISBN 3-70760-000-9 .
- Tobias Natter und Gerbert Frodl (Hrsg.): Klimt und die Frauen . Katalog der Österreichischen Galerie Belvedere, Köln / Wien 2000.
Links
- Bloch-Bauer, Ferdinand at the German National Library .