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Max Liebermann was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany and continental Europe. In addition to his activity as an artist, he also assembled an important collection of French Impressionist works.
Ernst Fuchs was an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. In 1972, he acquired the derelict Otto Wagner Villa in Hütteldorf, which he restored and transformed. The villa was inaugurated as the Ernst Fuchs Museum in 1988.
Franz von Defregger was an Austrian artist known for producing genre art and history paintings set in his native county of Tyrol.
Everett Shinn is an American impressionist painter. From the age of 17 he worked as a staff artist for the Philadelphia Press. Moving to New York City in 1897, he soon became known as one of the talented urban realist painters, depicting modern urban life.
In 1899 Shinn began working as an illustrator for Ainslee's Magazine. For a time he worked in pastel. A trip to Europe in 1900 greatly influenced his work - the artist was fascinated by Impressionism, which was especially evident in his works on the theater. Shinn's best works realistically depict American urban life in the early years of the twentieth century.
