Background
Scharl, Josef was born on December 9, 1896 in Munich, Bavalia. Son of Josef and Therese (Prechtl) Scharl.
Scharl, Josef was born on December 9, 1896 in Munich, Bavalia. Son of Josef and Therese (Prechtl) Scharl.
Student School for Decorators, Munich, 1910-1914, Bavarian State Academy Fine Arts, 1919-1921.
1 son, Alois Otto. Apprentice, then journeyman in decoration firm, Munich, 1910-1915. Military service in World War I, 1915-1918. Workman in Munich Tapestry Works, 1918-1919.
Independent artist, since 1921.
Had one-man shows at Die Juryfreien, and Graphisches Kabinett, Munich, 1930. Last exhibition in Germany at Nierendorf Gallery, Berlin, 1933.
One-man show, Amsterdam, 1934. Arrived in the United States, January 1939.
1st one-man show in the United States at Nierendorf Gallery, New York City, April 1941.
One-man shows, University, Louisville, Kentucky, Nierendorf Gallery, New York, 1943. Pinecotheca, New New York Museum Art, San Francisco, Nierendorf Gallery, Hollywood.
Munson William Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, 1944.
One-man show of Bible drawings, Nierendorf Gallery, New York, 1947. One-man shows, Muenster, Germany (British zone), Karlsruhe (American zone), 1947.
One-man show, New Art Circle, New York, 1949, Gallery Franke-Munich (American zone), 1949, Museum Heidelberg (American zone), 1949, Kunstverein Karlsruhe (American zone), 1949, American House, Munich, 1950, Heidelberg Kunstverein, 1951, Cologne Kunstverein, 1951, Boston Museum Art, 1952, Princeton Gallery, Munson, 1952, Munich Pavillon, 1953, Geneva 6, Moos Gallery, 1953, Gallery Saint Etienne, 1953-1954. Works at Museum Rochester, New York, Museum of Art, San Francisco, Staats-Galerie-Munich (American zone), Stadtische Galerie, Munich (American zone), Public Library, New York City.
Museum Tel-Aviv-Israel, Albertina-Vienna-Austria, Academia Tedesca-Rome-Italy, Illustrations for English version of “Grimm’s Fairy Tales,”.
Illustrations for Adalbert Stifters, Rock Crystal. Monography, Josef Scharl, by Alfred Neumeyer. Awards: Albrecht Durer award of City of Nuremberg, 1929, Rome prize (trip to Rome), 1930.
City of Munich prize, 1930.
Prussian Foerderer preis, 1931. Doctor Mond Foundation Prize, 1931.
Home: 160 Claremont Avenue, New York City.
Married Magdalene Gruber, January 12, 1922.
