REINHOLD KLAUS (1881-1963) Vienna, Austria

CARL GEYLING ATELIER (founded 1841) Vienna, Austria

Man with tophat and flowers   c. 1930

Window of stained and hand-painted leaded glass

Provenance: Estate of Carl Geyling (1814-1880), Vienna

H: 17 3/4″ x W: 14 1/2″

Reinhold Klaus studied from 1898-1902 with Alfred Roller at the Kaiserlich-Königliche Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna. In 1914 Klaus married into the Carl Geyling family and became extensively involved with with stained glass painting. As early as 1918 Klaus worked on a stained glass window for the Siegestempel am Bisamberg in Vienna. In 1934 he became a professor of stained glass painting at the Kunstgewerbeschule, as well as creative director of the C. Geylings Erben glass painting company. Reinhold Klaus, a member of the Künstlerhaus since 1924 received many prizes and honors. He worked on commissions for the St. Veits cathedral in Prague, the St. Stephan cathedral in Vienna and many others.