Josef Lauer (1818 - 1881)
1818Vienna, Austrian Empire (1804-1867)1881-09-28Vienna, Austria-Hungary (1868-1918)
Josef Lauer
Josef Lauer was an Austrian painter who worked during the Biedermeier period.
Josef Lauer studied painting at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under Sebastian Wegmayr, Josef Messmer, Thomas Ender and Franz Steinfeld. Throughout his career he devoted himself exclusively to painting flowers and fruit, becoming the first to incorporate floral still lifes into the landscape; often a forest background.
Date and place of birt: | 1818, Vienna, Austrian Empire (1804-1867) |
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Date and place of death: | 28 september 1881, Vienna, Austria-Hungary (1868-1918) |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Genre: | Flower still life, Still life |
Art style: | Biedermeier |