Biography
Leo Frank (b. Vienna 1884 - d. Perchtoldsdorf, Austria 1959) studied at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts) with Anton Josef von Kenner 1871-1951) and at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna between 1907 and 1911 with Franz Rumpler (1848-1922). He was the twin brother of fellow artist Hans Frank (1884-1948) who also painted landscapes, still lifes and portraits as well as making colour woodcuts. He too travelled extensively but from 1920 to 1945, Leo Frank was a Professor at the Department of Prints and Drawings at the Academy. In 1921 he became a member of the Künstlerhaus, Vienna’s oldest artists' society. His work was included in the Spring Exhibition at the Secession Gallery in Vienna in 1911. Later in his career his colour woodcuts were included in the Print Makers Society of California's International Print Makers exhibitions in 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1931. His work is represented in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Leo Frank was awarded the Austrian State Prize in 1925, the Golden Medal of Fine Arts of Vienna in 1928, the State Prize Medal in 1937, and the Golden Laurel of the Künstlerhaus in 1954.
