Egon von Vietinghoff (1903 - 1994)
Egon von Vietinghoff
Egon Arnold Alexis Freiherr von Vietinghoff was a German-Swiss painter, author, philosopher and creator of the Egon von Vietinghoff Foundation. He reconstructed the lost painting techniques of the Old Masters, and created some 2,700 paintings.
The immense work of Egon von Vietinghoff includes all classical motifs: flowers, still lifes, landscapes, portraits, nudes, and figural scenes. Due to the large demand, more than half of his total work consists of fruit still lifes. The beholder's normal distance to the picture procures balanced representation and self-contained calm of the object. Without losing himself in details, Vietinghoff leads the eye through the whole spectrum of nuances of color and finds the balance between intensity and gentle peace. Thus, he created the impression of unity and harmonic interaction of object and background, light and shadow, form and color, detail and totality.
| Date and place of birt: | 6 february 1903, Den Haag, The Netherlands |
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| Date and place of death: | 14 october 1994, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Nationality: | Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands |
| Period of activity: | XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Writer |
| Genre: | Flower still life, Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
| Art style: | Realism, Naturalism, Contemporary art |
