Publications

Academic study · 1965

The Ill-Matched Couple

An academic study of Hans Praetterhoffer’s 1965 interpretation of the Renaissance motif of the ill-matched couple, completed in Professor Sergius Pauser’s master class.

Group catalogue · 1–31 October 1970

Böhm · Jascha · Leitner · Prätterhoffer · Wukounig

The original catalogue for a deliberately titleless, repeatedly rehung group exhibition by five recent Academy graduates.

“Sie bilden keine Gruppe, und sie verzichten auf einen verbindenden Titel.”

Artist text · 1970

Zum Leben des Leonardo

Praetterhoffer’s compressed, unsentimental artist text on Leonardo da Vinci, preserved here as a photographed publication page.

Exhibition material · 1971

Hans Praetterhoffer — Stereo-3D-Graphik

Archival material for Praetterhoffer’s Stereo-3D-Graphik exhibition at Galerie Kaiser in Vienna, held from 1 July to 4 August 1971. The BASIS Wien record describes an A4 folder containing loose sheets.

Exhibition publication · September – October 1972

Raumzeichnungen, Farbfindungen

Invitation and publication pages for the parallel 1972 exhibitions at Zentralsparkasse Josefstadt and Künstlerhaus Galerie in Vienna.

Group catalogue · 1974

Aspekte der Landschaft

Catalogue pages documenting Praetterhoffer’s photographic, painted, and light-drawn interventions in landscape.

“der konkrete raum selbst ist es, in dem sich der künstler bewegt.”

Exhibition catalogue · 1975

Kontraste

Catalogue for the travelling 1975 group exhibition Kontraste, first presented at the Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna. Hans Praetterhoffer is included among the participating artists.

Government art report · 1975 (published 1976)

Kunstbericht 1975

The Austrian federal art report documents the ministry’s 1975 acquisitions, including Hans Praetterhoffer’s mixed-media work Konzert for 14,400 schillings.

Solo exhibition catalogue · December 1975 / January 1976

Land-Striche – Strich-Menschen

Catalogue for the Vienna exhibition Land-Striche – Strich-Menschen, with biographical notes, exhibition history, and a studio portrait.

Studio invitation · 12 November 1976

Atelierpräsentation Lichtzeichnungen

Fold-out invitation to an evening studio presentation of Praetterhoffer’s light drawings at his Vienna atelier.

Collection catalogue · 1976

Kunstszene Wien 1973–1976

Catalogue presenting examples from the acquisition activity of the City of Vienna’s cultural office. The twenty-leaf, predominantly illustrated publication accompanied a 1976 exhibition in Eisenstadt that included Hans Praetterhoffer.

Collection catalogue · 1980

Beispiele österreichische Malerei und Graphik der Gegenwart

A bilingual German-English selection of contemporary Austrian painting and graphic art from the collection of the Zentralsparkasse der Gemeinde Wien. The illustrated fifteen-leaf publication includes Hans Praetterhoffer.

Exhibition invitation · 1980

Böhm · Jascha · Leitner · Praetterhoffer · Wukounig

Invitation to a 1980 exhibition at the Wiener Secession with Wolfgang Böhm, Johann Jascha, Heinz Günther Leitner, Hans Praetterhoffer, and Reimo Wukounig. The BASIS Wien record describes the object as an A5 folder.

Group catalogue · c. 1980

Böhm · Jascha · Leitner · Praetterhoffer · Wukounig

A retrospective group catalogue returning to the artists’ 1969 Mettmach symposium, their Collection 70 exhibitions, and subsequent individual practices.

Artist catalogue · c. 1980

Prätterhoffer

An undated catalogue of light drawings and figure paintings. The reproduced works date from 1976 to 1979.

Artist's text · March 1981

Lichtzeichnungen – Radierungen

Praetterhoffer's own account of why he put down the point of light and picked up the etching needle, presented with the two plate galleries he assembled to accompany it: sixty light drawings and fifty-five etchings.

“Elektrisches Zeichnen als magische Kulthandlung.”

Artist publication · March 1981

Radierungen

A compact artist publication pairing etchings made from 1977 onward with Praetterhoffer’s account of moving from light drawing to the copper plate.

“Eigentlich müßte man Lichtplastik sagen.”

Competition catalogue · 1982

2. Römerquelle-Kunstwettbewerb

Award catalogue and documentation for the second Römerquelle art competition. Hans Praetterhoffer received first prize for the watercolour Biomorphes unter der Oberfläche.

Exhibition invitation · 1982

Einladung: 2. Römerquelle-Kunstwettbewerb

Invitation to the second Römerquelle art competition at Galerie auf der Stubenbastei in Vienna, held from 13 May to 12 June 1982. Praetterhoffer received first prize in the competition.

Exhibition publication · 1983

Hans Praetterhoffer — Österreichische Postsparkasse

A German-language exhibition publication issued by the Österreichische Postsparkasse in 1983. The ten-page illustrated publication contains Peter Baum’s text Kraftfelder persönlicher Imagination.

Archive finding aid · 1971–1984

Mappe Hans Praetterhoffer

An external archive record for a folder of invitations, press coverage, exhibition information, and related documentation spanning Praetterhoffer’s activities from 1971 to 1984.

Invitation · 22 April – 17 May 1986

Beseelte Landschaft

Invitation and accompanying work image for Praetterhoffer’s 1986 solo exhibition at Galerie Contact in Vienna.

Press feature · 18 April 1986

In den Lüften bleiben

A press feature published during the Galerie Contact exhibition Beseelte Landschaft, tracing the continuing effect of Praetterhoffer’s light drawings on his painting.

“Hans Praetterhoffer (Jahrgang 1943) ist ein beweglicher, experimentier- und risikofreudiger, beharrlicher und zugleich offener Maler und Graphiker.”

Exhibition invitation · 1986

Quartett komplett

Invitation to the 1986 group exhibition Quartett komplett at the Fabianihaus in Vienna, with Gustav Christian, Hans Praetterhoffer, Roger Roberts, and Veit Schiffmann.

Exhibition publication · 1986

Raumlandschaften

Cover from the publication Raumlandschaften, illustrated with Mulde (1986), tempera and oil on wood.

Competition catalogue · 1991

Das pluralistische Jahrzehnt

A 130-page illustrated survey of Austrian graphic art and photography through the Römerquelle art competitions of 1980–1990. Hans Praetterhoffer is represented alongside essays by Peter Baum, Dieter Ronte, Kristian Sotriffer, and Margit Zuckriegl.

Invitation · 12 March – 20 April 1991

Fest der Bilder

Invitation to Galerie Contact’s twentieth-anniversary exhibition, listing Hans Praetterhoffer among the participating artists.

Art newspaper / exhibition issue · November 1993

Lang/Art/News: sign. 1943

A complete photographed issue accompanying sign. 1943, with essays on the generation born in 1943 and a round-table conversation including Praetterhoffer.

“Karriere war für uns tabu — genauso wie das Establishment.”

Artist's text · June 2002

Paradiesparaphrasen

Praetterhoffer explains why two Renaissance modelli of Paradise — Veronese's in Lille and Tintoretto's in the Louvre — set him painting panoramas, and how drawing with light taught him to pull a cloud arc with his whole arm. With the forty-four plates he showed alongside it.

“Meine Bilder möchte ich nicht als statisch begriffen wissen, sondern als höchst veränderlich, wogend und werdend.”

Exhibition invitation · 2002

Sammeln aus Leidenschaft

Invitation to Sammeln aus Leidenschaft, an exhibition of the Hellmut and Norli Czerny collection at the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz. The BASIS Wien record lists a drawing by Hans Praetterhoffer among the exhibited works.

Collection catalogue · 2011

Die sechziger Jahre — Eine phantastische Moderne

Bilingual German-English catalogue surveying art of the 1960s in the City of Vienna collection. Edited by Berthold Ecker and Wolfgang Hilger, the 559-page volume (ISBN 978-3-7091-0743-0) includes Hans Praetterhoffer among the represented artists.