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1874 Czernovitz, Ukraine - 1951 Vienna, Austria. Known for: City-townscape, figure and genre painting, architecture, interior design.
Oskar Laske was the son of an architect and was born in the western Ukraine. While still a school-boy, Laske showed a keen interest in painting and took lessons with landscape artist Anton Hlavacek.... Read full biography
Oskar Laske was the son of an architect and was born in the western Ukraine. While still a school-boy, Laske showed a keen interest in painting and took lessons with landscape artist Anton Hlavacek. He began his formal schooling studying architecture at Vienna's University of Technology and later... Read full biography
Oskar Laske was the son of an architect and was born in the western Ukraine. While still a school-boy, Laske showed a keen interest in painting and took lessons with landscape artist Anton Hlavacek. He began his formal schooling studying architecture at Vienna's University of Technology and later at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts* under Otto Wagner. By 1901, Laske was working as an independent architect, and he traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. He... Read full biography
Oskar Laske was the son of an architect and was born in the western Ukraine. While still a school-boy, Laske showed a keen interest in painting and took lessons with landscape artist Anton Hlavacek. He began his formal schooling studying architecture at Vienna's University of Technology and later at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts* under Otto Wagner. By 1901, Laske was working as an independent architect, and he traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. He designed the "Engel-Apotheke", a famous pharmacy in Vienna's First district, as well as a number of residential projects including the Hartmann and Schaumburg houses. He was also responsible for the interior design of the cabaret theatre "Nachtlicht", and... Read full biography
Oskar Laske was the son of an architect and was born in the western Ukraine. While still a school-boy, Laske showed a keen interest in painting and took lessons with landscape artist Anton Hlavacek. He began his formal schooling studying architecture at Vienna's University of Technology and later at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts* under Otto Wagner. By 1901, Laske was working as an independent architect, and he traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. He designed the "Engel-Apotheke", a famous pharmacy in Vienna's First district, as well as a number of residential projects including the Hartmann and Schaumburg houses. He was also responsible for the interior design of the cabaret theatre "Nachtlicht", and created various glass-designs for the renowned Austrian glass-manufacturer Lobmeyer. Laske's paintings... Read full biography
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Oskar Laske was the son of an architect and was born in the western Ukraine. While still a school-boy, Laske showed a keen interest in painting and took lessons with landscape artist Anton Hlavacek. He began his formal schooling studying architecture at Vienna's University of Technology and later at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts* under Otto Wagner.
By 1901, Laske was working as an independent architect, and he traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. He designed the "Engel-Apotheke", a famous pharmacy in Vienna's First district, as well as a number of residential projects including the Hartmann and Schaumburg houses. He was also responsible for the interior design...But wait, there's more...
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