Ludwig Bürgel

Ludwig Bürgel (August 27, 1901 - May 20, 1980) was an Austrian landscape artist. He was considered representative of naturalism.
Early life
Ludwig Bürgel was born on Agust 27, 1901 in Vienna, Austria. Bürgel's father, Ludwig Pollak, was a local magistrate, and his mother Leopoldine Bürgel, was the daughter of a Vienna physician. In 1926, he took his mother's maiden name "Bürgel". In 1928 he married Leopoldine Glock. They built a home in Siegenfeld, near Baden.
Career
While in Vienna, Bürgel began to produce works of art on copper plates. In his spare time, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Professor Hans Massmann, who was a well known teacher at the art Academy. In 1922, he became a freelance artist. His etchings of Austrian landscapes gave him a reputation as a naturalistic painter. His financial success as an artist enabled the couple to build a house in Baden and to bring his half-sister, Helene, to live with them. Bürgel and Leopoldine had their son Peter in 1933, followed by their daughter Victoria in 1940.
Landscape painter
Burgel's exhibitions after the war allowed him to resume his life. In 1949, the family moved to Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria at Lake Wallersee where, after three years, Bürgel bought a plot of land on Bahnhofstrasse and in 1959 finished a house and studio.
There was a Memorial Exhibition for Bürgel on August 27, 2001 in the rooms of the city office Kleinandelfingen in the Andelfingen District in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Mayor Spatzenegger opened the exhibition.
Death
Bürgel painted until his death on May 20, 1980 in Salzburg, Austria. He died of heart failure at age 78. His wife managed his estate until 1997 when she retired at age 92.<ref name=“Bürgel”/>
In his legacy, the city of Seekirchen named the street that connects main street with the train station Ludwig Bürgel Weg.

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