Children Stamp - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1981 - 3 Shilling

Today, art classes in schools offer a variety of activities that range from drawing, painting and shaping to textile design. Original pictorial products, including children's drawings, have been the subject of interest and esteem for many artists since the beginning of this century. They wanted to trace the sources of artistic activity uninfluenced by the intellect and to receive impulses for a reorientation of art. For example, Franz Cizek, as a painter of the Viennese Secession, felt attracted by children's drawings and their large, decorative character. This admiration of childlike expression provided the impetus for the establishment of "youth classes," whose tradition continues to this day. By providing materials and technical guidance on how to use them, gifted children should be encouraged. The modern drawing pedagogy emphasizes the preservation of the development possibilities of the children and tries not to restrict their creativity. One of the lessons taught in this area is, among other things, to encourage the child in his own statement and to dissuade him from using exclusively accepted forms. The brand motif shows the fairytale motif "frog king" after a child's drawing.