Everything started with a discovery. About twenty years ago Gerald Weinpolter, a Viennese specialist for 19th and 20th century paintings, came across a remarkable painting in an apartement in Prague. Being quite the art connoisseur he recognized at once that he had found a work of extraordinary artistic quality. After some additional research he was astonished to find out that the artist was practically unknown. Mr. Weinpolter, convinced of the significance of the painter, continued his investigations and expanded them to France where the painter seemed to enjoy a higher degree of popularity. Contacts to French collectors and auction houses gradually intensified and eventually resulted part of the the artists personal estate being transferred to Vienna. It soon became obvious that Mr. Weinpolter was right and the Czech-descended painter had been a celebrated star in France in the 1920s and 1930s - his name was mentioned along with Pablo Picassos and Amedeo Modiglianis more than once.

Gerald Weinpolter, driven by the thrill of the rediscovery and the due appreciation of the artist, started the preliminary works to get the catalogue raisonné of Eberl en route. Due to the extensive nature of the materials soon Ms. Miriam Forster came aboard, later on Ms. Anna Siebinger. In uncountable working hours consisting of sighting and categorizing Eberls private notes, auction catalogues, newspaper clips and photographs, a reconstruction of the artists biography and work history was attempted. Not only archives in Prague, Munich and Paris were consulted but contact was also established with the artists last remaining relative and eye witness, his foster son Marc-Frédéric Geuthner. Geuthners records enabled the authors to close many gaps and enrich the already achieved results with invaluable personal impressions and anecdotes. 

At last, the artists catalogue raisonné, which continues to be an on-going project, went online after years of work. There are plans for a printed version of the catalogue raisonné as well as are continued efforts regarding a documentation of his graphical work.

We hope you share our fascination for the painter François Z. Eberl and enjoy your visit on this website.