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Period in Klagenfurt
and Vienna |
| 1918 |
After the war, he
abandoned his studies and moved into a small studio in Klagenfurt. Egon
Schiele, much taken with a portrait by Boeckl exhibited in the Klagenfurt
Künstlerhaus, recommended him to the well-known Viennese art dealer Gustav
Nebehay. A contract with Nebehay gave Boeckl financial security. |
| 1919 |
Boeckl married Maria
Plahna, his favourite nude model during his early years. Boeckl's work
received a poor reception from the Klagenfurt public. He moved to Vienna,
though frequently residing also in Klagenfurt. |
| 1920-28 |
During summers spent
regularly in Carinthia, the splendid countryside with its lakes and mountains
inspired Boeckl to paint many landscapes. He also painted portraits, often
of his wife or his children (whose number grew to nine), as well as self-portraits. |
| 1923 |
Boeckl took
an eight-month study trip to Sicily, then going on to Berlin and Paris.
He painted landscapes and still lifes which constitute the peak of his
early work. |
