Franziska Zach Explained

Franziska Zach
Birth Date:	8 February 1900
Birth Place:	Losenstein, Austria
Death Place:	Paris, France
Nationality:	Austrian
Education:	University of Applied Arts Vienna
Field:	Painting

Franziska Zach (1900-1930) was an Austrian painter.

Biography

Zach was born in Losenstein, Austria on 8 February 1900.^[1] She studied art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna where she studied with Alfred Böhm and Oskar Strnad. After studying painting she went on to learn enamel work at the studio of Josef Hoffmann. She was a member of Wiener Frauenkunst (Viennese Women's Art) and the Hagenbund.^[2]

Zach traveled to France and England, settling in Paris in 1930, where she died on 13 December 1930 at the age of 30.^[3]

Legacy

Her work was included in the 2019 exhibition City Of Women: Female artists in Vienna from 1900 to 1938 at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zach, Franziska . Benezit Dictionary of Artists . 2011 . 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00200793 . 5 July 2020 . en.
2. Web site: Franziska Zach . Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) . 5 July 2020.
3. Web site: Franziska Zach . RKD . 5 July 2020 . nl.
4. Web site: City of Women . Belvedere Museum Vienna . 5 July 2020.