Anton Altmann
Anton Altmann (1808–1871) was an Austrian landscape painter.
Life[]
Watercolour landscape by Altmann
Watercolour panorama of Salzburg, painted in 1855
Altmann, was born in Vienna on 4 June 1808. His father, also called Anton, and his grandfather Joseph were both painters.[1] He studied from nature, and under the instruction of Mössmer at the Academy. After being instructor in drawing to Count Apponyi in Hungary, he settled in Vienna, and became famous as a landscape painter. He died there in 1871.[2]
Works[]
Among his most important works are the following:[2]
- Cloister of the Convent 'Maria Schein,' in Bohemia. 1838.
- Forest Scene. 1840.
- Marshy Landscape. 1846.
- Evening Landscape. 1847.
- Spring In a Forest. 1851.
- The Mill. 1851.
Altmann executed landscapes in water-colour; and also etched from his own designs.
References[]
- ^ Andressen, Andressen (1869). Die deutschen Maler-Radirer des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts nach ihren Leben und Werken. 3. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel. pp. 187–90.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bryan 1886–1889.
Sources[]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Altmann, Anton". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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