Information: This is an old - not maintained - article of the AEIOU. In the Austria-Forum you find an updated version of this article in the new AEIOU.
Lobisser, Switbert LeoLobisser, Switbert (Leo), b. Tiffen (Carinthia), March 23, 1878, d. Klagenfurt (Carinthia), Oct. 1, 1943, Benedictine monk, painter, sculptor and wood cutter. From 1899 to 1932 member of the Benedictine convent of St. Paul (Carinthia), studied from 1904 to 1908 at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, then taught drawing at the collegiate grammar school and was local forest superintendent. From 1917 created monumental wall paintings and frescoes as well as wood cuts. After leaving the convent lived as a freelance artist. Works: Frescoes in Klagenfurt, Möllbrücke, Spittal an der Drau (all in Carinthia), Bad Gastein (Province of Salzburg). Illustrations for poetry. - Das L.-Buch, 1940 (autobiography). Literature: H. Egger, S. L., 1944; A: Bäumer, S. L. 1878-1943, 21985; ÖBL.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
