Rudolf Eisenmenger

Olympic athlete

1902 – 1994

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Who was Rudolf Eisenmenger?

Rudolf Hermann Eisenmenger was an Austrian artist.

He was born in Piskitelep and died in Vienna.

In 1936 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Läufer vor dem Ziel".

He is known for the mural, Homecoming from the Eastern Front, which whitewashes the failures of the Nazi invasion of Russia by depicting the returning soldiers as fresh, strong and confident. It was exhibited at the Great German Art Exhibition of 1937 in Munich.

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Born
Aug 7, 1902
Died
Nov 3, 1994
Vienna

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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