First published: December 2025
From a family of artists, Gertrude Honzatko-Mediz created in collaboration with her father – as well as with her mother from beyond the grave
In 1893, a few months after Gertrude Honzatko-Mediz was born, her parents decided to leave their small Austrian town of Krems and settle in Dresden. They were both artists and hoped to succeed in the German metropolis with its vibrant art scene. Her mother, Emilie Mediz-Pelikan, made no secret of her desire to live exclusively for art, and her adoring husband, Karl Mediz, followed suit. While they pursued their artistic vocation far from home, their daughter remained in the care of her grandmother in Krems. She had a loving, supportive upbringing with her grandmother encouraging her creative talents, as she had done for her daughter; however, the almost constant absence of her parents did not leave young Honzatko-Mediz unscathed.
Death and the Greedy Man, 1910, charcoal and pastels on paper, 12 x 14.5 in. / 30 x 45 cm
By ELMAR R GRUBER
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