Arthur Roessler

He studied philosophy, literature and art history at the University of Vienna under Franz Wickhoff, but did not defend his doctoral thesis.

He travelled around Europe and settled in Munich, where he worked as a journalist for the Münchner Zeitung.

Two years later, he published a new essay, about the Dachau artists' colony (Künstlergruppe Neu-Dachau) and Adolf Hölzel, a pioneer of modernism.

He continued to promote many young modernist artists through numerous collaborations with art magazines.

Between the two wars, Roessler became vice-president of the Wiener Werkstätte, and director of the Österreichische Werkbund (ÖWB).