Ernst Schroffenegger (1905 - 1994)

Ernst Schroffenegger

Ernst Matthias Schroffenegger was an Austrian painter. Ernst Schroffenegger studied mechanical engineering and electrical engineering and entered the service of the Austrian Federal Railways in 1923. In Innsbruck he received training in painting from Toni Kirchmayr and Max von Esterle and in fresco painting from Ernst Nepo. In 1943/44 he studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris with Othon Friesz. Schroffenegger created numerous murals, including for the Ruetz power station and the station buildings. At times he was on the board of directors of the Tiroler Künstlerschaft.