Welcome to the homepage of the artist Josef Gassler!

Josef Gassler was an Austrian artist with a cosmopolitan orientation, who worked in the countries of the Habsburg Monarchy as well as in France.

After early successes as a young student in Vienna, he moved to Carlsbad first and then to Paris. In form and content his works developed in accordance to the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Realism), which was the relevant kind of art also in Paris in the 1920s. In his oeuvre are landscapes, still lifes and scenes from everyday life, which show that Gassler was an exact observer of his surrounding world. He did also a lot of sketches for decorative art as well as sketches for murals and theater.

On his 70th birthday he received the Golden Laurel of the Künstlerhaus in Vienna.

On the following pages you can find information to life and work of the artist Josef Gassler. Widder Fine Arts in Vienna specializes on art from the 20th century and gladly advises you an all questions regarding Josef Gassler. If you are interested in selling or purchasing a work by Josef Gassler do not hesitate to contact us. You can reach us by phone at 01/512 45 69 or 0676/629 81 21 or send us an e-mail to office@kunsthandelwidder.com.

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