(Klagenfurt 1894–1966 Vienna) “Meldereiter”, signed and dated Böckl 1916, oil on canvas, 44 x 32 cm, framed, (K)

Illustrated and listed in: Gerbert Frodl, Herbert Boeckl, Mit einem Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde von Leonore Boeckl, published by Residenz, 1976, catalogue raisonné, p. 167, no. 7
Agnes Husslein-Arco, Herbert Boeckl, Belvedere, Vienna, published by Bibliothek der Provinz, 2009, p. 68, ill. 11 and in catalogue raisonné section compiled by Agnes Husslein-Arco/Kerstin Jesse/ Matthias Boeckl, p. 336, cat. raisonné no. 12 (with ill.)

Provenance: Family Ownership, Vienna - acquired from the artist

His years of military service brought new points of departure in Boeckl’s life, but also in his artistic output. In May 1915 he joined the artillery on the Italian front near Malborghet in the Val Canale, being conscripted as a forward observation officer, and later stationed there as an adjutant. During the period 1916/17, he executed works with a military subject matter based on local military encounters. The works that survive from this period are largely prints and drawings.
C.f. Husslein-Arco, Herbert Boeckl, pp. 68–69 - there referred to as ‘Meldereiter’.