1861 - Vienna - 1942
1876 Admitted to the Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Arts and Crafts), on admission acquaintance with colleague Gustav Klimt. Student of L. Minnigerode, F. Laufberger.
In the following years Matsch was involved in the artistic decoration of numerous important Ringstrasse buildings together with the brothers Gustav and Ernst Klimt:
For example, the Burgtheater, Kunsthistorisches Museum and the University.
Furthermore: several important Ringstrasse palaces, Hermesvilla, Achilleion/Korfu and many important residences throughout the monarchy more.
Furthermore, often commissioned by the emperor, he created various oil paintings and portraits of outstanding artistic quality.
From 1893 to 1901 he was head of the painting class at the Vienna School of Applied Arts.
From 1892 Matsch became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus
In 1912 the artist was raised to hereditary nobility.
raised to hereditary nobility.
Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Fuchs, exh. Cat. Hist. Mus. of the City of Vienna et al.
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