Diethard Leopold

Born the son of the art collector Rudolf Leopold in 1956, Diethard Leopold studied German philology, theology and psychology at the University of Vienna. He worked as a psychotherapist (gestalt therapy) in Vienna and since 2008 has been working as a curator at the Leopold Museum in Vienna. Diethard Leopold has curated numerous exhibitions and published books as well as catalogue essays, particularly on the subject of art and culture in Vienna around 1900.

He is author of Richard Gerstl and Egon Schiele both published by Hirmer.

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Diethard Leopold

Rudolf Leopold
Connoisseur | Collector | Museum Founder

In the historical period of new beginnings starting in the 1950s, the collector Rudolf Leopold (1925‒2010), with pioneer-like foresight and a keen sense of art, was able to do someting few others of his ilk succeeded in doing: build up a ...

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Diethard Leopold

Richard Gerstl
The Great Masters of Art

The art academy failed to recognise his talent; he rejected the contemporary art scene in Vienna; and his visionary work was largely neglected during his lifetime: the painter Richard Gerstl (1883–1908), whose creative period lasted for just ...

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Diethard Leopold

Egon Schiele
The Great Masters of Art

Egon Schiele (1890–1918) is nowadays regarded as one of the leading pioneers of Modernism in Austria. Although he already enjoyed some success during his lifetime and came to be considered Austria’s greatest artist following his death, ...

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