Peter Proksch (4 February 1935 – 9 December 2012) was an Austrian artist.
Born in Vienna, he was the oldest of four children. His father Alfred Proksch was an Olympic athlete and commercial artist, his mother was a model. When his father served during World War II, the family left Vienna to live in the countryside.
Proksch returned to Vienna in 1945 and attended secondary school. From 1950 to 1955 he studied graphic design at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt, Vienna, where he graduated with a masters diploma. He continued studying painting, at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, including with painter Sergius Pauser, completing his studies in 1962. His first personal exhibition was in 1963.
Proksch's work was often inspired by classical mythology, with some based on conventional Christian themes. Proksch was part of the group of artists known as the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. His work was exhibited in Europe and globally.
Exhibitions
1962 Silver Rose Gallery, Vienna 1963 VII Biennial, São Paulo 1964 Künstlerhaus, Vienna 1969 Touring Exhibition, Vienna School of Fantastic Realism (San Francisco, Austin, Fort Worth, Hollywood, Louisville, Madison, Nashville, Indianapolis, Tampa, Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Chicago) 1970 Braith-Mali-Museum, Biberach, Germany 1971 Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna 1976 David Findlay Galleries, New York 1980 Künstlerhaus, Vienna 1981 National Gallery, Klagenfurt 1982 Secession, Vienna 1983 Upper House Museum, Passau 1984 Art Cologne, Cologne 1985 Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen 1988 Metropolitan Museum Simeonstift, Trier 1988 Künstlerhaus Nuremberg, Nuremberg 1989 Art Cologne, Cologne 1995 Sotheby Palace, Vienna 1995 Cathedral Gallery, Wiener Neustadt 1996 Gallery Corso, Vienna 2003 Gloria Gallery, Vienna 2003 Egon-Schiele-Museum Tulln 2007 Museum of Fantastic Art, Brussels 2009 Foundation Schlotter, Altea
References
Gustav René Hocke: New myths in modern times. Belvedere Press, Vienna 1979, (ISBN formally incorrect 3-900175-21-0). Alexander Giese : Peter Proksch. Paintings, drawings, gouaches of 1957 to 1990. Amalthea Verlag, Vienna / Munich 1991, . Alexander Giese: pictures except the time. Amalthea Verlag, Vienna / Munich 1991st.