Erwin Puchinger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erwin Puchinger

Austrian artist

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1877

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 17-May-1944

Profession: illustrator, painter, postage stamp designer

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Erwin Puchinger (7 July 1875, Vienna, Austria – 17 May 1944) was a Viennese painter, illustrator, industrial designer and graphic artist.
He was an influential figure in Viennese art in the fin-de-siecle.
Puchinger was a part of the Austrian Jugendstil and Gesamtkunstwerk (total art) movements, which sought to erase the boundaries between fine art and applied art.
Puchinger worked in London, Prague and Paris as well as Vienna and collaborated with other major figures in Viennese art and design such as Ernst and Gustav Klimt and Otto Prutscher.
He was a respected art professor at the Graphic Arts Institute, where he taught for more than thirty years.