Eugene von Guérard (1811 - 1901)
1811-11-17Vienna, Austria1901-04-17Chelsea, United KingdomAustria, United Kingdom
Eugene von Guérard
Eugene von Guerard full name Johann Joseph Eugen von Guérard was a British artist of Austrian origin. He studied landscape painting in Germany at the Dusseldorf Academy of Arts and travelled extensively. The most important period of his artistic career was spent in Australia.
Eugen von Guérard was appointed First Master Painter at the National School of Fine Arts and Curator of the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne in 1870. And for eleven years he held a teaching position.
Date and place of birt: | 17 november 1811, Vienna, Austria |
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Date and place of death: | 17 april 1901, Chelsea, United Kingdom |
Nationality: | Austria, United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Landscape painter, Painter |
Art school / group: | Nazarene |
Genre: | Landscape painting |
Art style: | Romanticism |