VIKTOR PLANCKH (Troppau 1904 - 1941 Athens) Beach, 1938 watercolour/paper 22,7 x 25,5 cm signed V. Planckh, dated 38 verso estate stamp Viktor Planckh ESTIMATE € 150 - € 250 STARTING PRICE € 150 The Austrian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist Viktor Planckh created figure paintings, portraits, and landscapes in clear, simple forms, close to New Objectivity. As a sculptor, he also worked in bronze and terracotta; he also worked as a fresco painter. From 1921 to 1926, Planckh studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts under Franz Cizek, Adolf Böhm, Erich Mallina, Viktor Schufinsky, Anton Josef Ritter von Kenner, and Bertold Löffler. In 1927, Planckh received a Czechoslovak travel scholarship and travelled to Italy (Rome, Florence, Naples, and Palermo). From 1927 to 1938, he was a member of the Hagenbund (Hagenbund). In 1926, he travelled to Paris, and in 1929 to Budapest, Belgrade, Athens, and Thessaloniki. In 1933, Planckh married an American and subsequently travelled to the United States, where he participated in exhibitions. In 1935, he participated in collectives at the Boyer Gallery in Philadelphia and the Weyhe Gallery in New York. In 1936, he was in Moscow. In 1939, he briefly shared a studio in Vienna with Karl Stemolak. In 1941, Plankch was drafted into the army and subsequently sent to Greece, where he fell ill and died. Plankch's works are included in the following collections: Belvedere, Vienna; Albertina, Vienna; and the Museum of the City of Vienna/WienMuseum. Further artists and styles: Hagenbund, New Objectivity, portrait, landscape, nude, fresco, Victor Schufinsky, Adolf Böhm, Franz Cizek, Karl Stemolak PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographys 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and, the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.