Oil on artist board, verso landscape study in Indian ink
Austria, 1923
Otto Rudolf Schatz (1900-1961) – Viennese painter and xylographer
Monogrammed ‘ORS’ and dated ‘23’ lower left
Overall dimensions framed: 76 x 60.5 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Private Collection Vienna
Impressive, spontaneously rendered flower painting in strong colors, which are intensified by the use the dark colors of the background; floral still lifes by the artist fetch over 16,000 Euros at international auctions

This present painting by Otto Rudolf Schatz (1900-1961) depicts a lively floral still life from 1923. The flower heads of the asters and gladioli are rendered with vigorous brush strokes and the bright saturated colors stand out beautifully against the dark background. Schatz’s complex painterly oeuvre encompasses a variety of different subjects ranging from still lifes, landscapes and cityscapes (including New York) to Vaudeville scenes and religious themes. His flower still lifes usually show a spontaneous impasto brushwork and are mainly characterized by strong color schemes.



There is an unfinished landscape study in ink on the verso.



The painting is overall in very good condition. It is monogrammed ‘ORS’ and dated ‘23’ lower left. The frame shows some wear. The framed work measures 76 x 60.5 cm, the artist board measures 69.5 x 53 cm.



Otto Rudolf Schatz (1900-1961)

Otto Rudolf Schatz attended the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna under Oskar Strnad and Anton von Kenner. He gained recognition as a talented illustrator when still very young and was awarded the Große Staatspreis in 1925. Schatz was interned in a concentration camp during the Second World War. He returned to Vienna after the end of the war where he became an important figure in the art scene. Schatz’s woodcuts are probably best known, but his painterly oeuvre is very eclectic, encompassing a large variety of themes.

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