Portrait Austrian Empire (1804-1867)
Karel Brož (Russian: Карл Осипович Брож) was a Czech and Russian artist, renowned for his detailed illustrations and watercolors. Born on November 25, 1836, in Prague, he studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and later moved to Russia, where he became a prominent illustrator for various publications, including "Vsemirnaya Illustratsiya."
Brož's work is characterized by its meticulous attention to detail and vibrant depictions of historical and everyday scenes. His illustrations, particularly for Russian periodicals, captured the essence of 19th-century life and remain highly regarded in art circles.
Collectors value Brož's pieces for their historical significance and artistic quality. His illustrations have been featured in numerous exhibitions and are part of prestigious collections. For those interested in historical illustrations, Karel Brož’s work offers a unique glimpse into the past.
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Eugen Felix, born as Veith Ehrenstamm was an Austrian painter.
He started his studies with Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller and continued in Paris with Léon Cogniet. Felix is particularly well known for his portraits, but he also did historic and mythological scenes.
Georg Fischhof was an Austrian portrait, figure and landscape painter.
Fischhof initially studied architecture, but later devoted himself to painting and studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts and in Munich. After his return to Vienna he shifted his work to the painted imitation of tapestries. Frequent subjects are Dutch coastal and harbour views, Italian landscapes by the water and rural scenes with a stream or path. In almost every work there are sketched persons / children with only suggested facial features, often a column of smoke from a chimney and in seascapes frequently seagulls in flight, in Italian views umbrella acacias and cypresses.
Josef Grassi was an Austrian portrait and history painter. His middle name is usually given as "Maria", although there is evidence that it was actually "Mathias". He is also called "Giuseppe Grassi".
Grassi is best known for his sensitive portraits of women. In his later years, his style became less graceful and settled into a form of academic classicism.
Rudolf Hausleithner was an Austrian painter.
His works primarily include oil paintings with romantic themes, portraits and portrait sketches, petit bourgeois subjects, history paintings and various commissioned works.
Heinrich Knirr was a German painter of the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries. He is known for his genre scenes, portraits, landscapes and still lifes, and is most famous for the official portrait of Adolf Hitler, which he painted in 1937.
Knirr was a member of the Munich and Vienna Secession, as well as the German Artists' Association. He produced portraits, mostly of children, genre paintings, still lifes and landscapes. Knirr was a sought-after painter during the National Socialist era; he painted official portraits of the leaders of the Third Reich, for which he was nicknamed the "court painter".
Johann Baptist Lampi the Younger was an Austrian portrait painter, renowned for his detailed and expressive portraiture. Born on March 4, 1775, in Trento, Lampi was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under the guidance of Hubert Maurer and Heinrich Friedrich Füger. His artistic journey began under the tutelage of his father, Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder, a prominent painter himself.
Lampi the Younger's career took a significant turn when he, along with his family, moved to St. Petersburg in 1797, following an invitation from Catherine the Great. This move marked a pivotal period in his life as he produced many portraits of Russian nobility and other significant figures of his time. His notable works during this period earned him a position as a member of the Academy in St. Petersburg and later in Vienna.
Among his well-known works, which can be viewed in major galleries such as the Belvedere Gallery and the Vienna Museum, are portraits of Antonio Canova, Francis I, and Ivan Akimov. His artistic legacy is further highlighted by his influence and contributions to the European art scene of the 19th century.
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Anton Ivanovich Manastyrsky (Russian: Антон Иванович Манастырский) was a Ukrainian and Soviet artist of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter and graphic artist.
Anton Manastyrsky became famous for his genre paintings based on Ukrainian folk songs. His works are characterized by plasticity, rhythm and poetry. He also worked in the portrait genre, creating such canvases as "Portrait of Mother", "Portrait of Taras Shevchenko" and others. The master also illustrated books and worked in the religious genre, restoring the iconostasis in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ancient Galich.
Alfons Maria Mucha, a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, was celebrated for his innovative contributions to art, particularly his distinctive style that became synonymous with the Art Nouveau movement. Born in 1860 in the Moravian town of Ivancice, Mucha exhibited artistic talent from a young age, initially showing a proclivity for drawing and music, which were closely intertwined in his perception of creative expression. Despite early financial and educational hurdles, Mucha's passion for art led him to Vienna and subsequently Munich, where he honed his skills and absorbed influences that would shape his future work.
Mucha's career took a pivotal turn in Paris, where his poster for the actress Sarah Bernhardt's play "Gismonda" gained him immediate fame. This partnership with Bernhardt catalyzed a prolific period during which Mucha produced a flurry of artworks, including paintings, posters, and illustrations, as well as designs for jewelry, wallpaper, and theatre sets. His works are characterized by their depiction of beautiful young women in flowing robes, surrounded by lush, natural elements and often featuring pastel colors—a stark contrast to the bold hues preferred by his contemporaries.
Despite his commercial success, Mucha aspired for his art to convey a deeper spiritual message rather than merely adhering to the trendy Art Nouveau style. This led him to undertake projects that were more personal and culturally significant, such as "The Slav Epic"—a series of paintings celebrating Slavic history. Mucha's legacy is not only preserved in his diverse body of work but also in his influence on the aesthetic values of craftsmanship and design.
Collectors and experts in art and antiques continue to venerate Mucha for his unique ability to blend artistic beauty with cultural expression. His works, which are housed in museums and galleries worldwide, remain a testament to his vision and creativity.
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Georg Emanuel Opiz was a German painter of the first half of the 19th century. He is known as a painter, graphic artist, printmaker and author of historical novels, publishing under the pseudonym Bohemius.
Opiz began his career with portraits, but from 1807 moved on to genre subjects. He became famous for his watercolors and gouaches depicting daily life in Paris during the Napoleonic I era. His series of lithographs "Cossacks in Paris", executed from life in 1814, became very famous. In 1819 he published a series of 24 color prints "Scenes of Characters from Life in Paris". In the 1820s, Opiz created a series of watercolors, presumably inspired by trips to Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
August Friedrich Pecht was a German painter of the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is known as a historical painter and portraitist, lithographer, as well as an art historian and scientific writer.
Pecht's works depicted scenes from the lives and works of famous German writers and historical figures. His most famous paintings include scenes featuring Goethe, Schiller, Henry VIII, and others. Pecht also illustrated various publications and wrote more than 1,500 articles on art. He also left his mark on art with monumental painting, notably decorating the frescoes of the city council hall in Constance.
Johann Baptist von Lampi was an Austrian-Italian portrait painter renowned for his influential style and significant contributions to the art world. Born in 1751 in Romeno, Tyrol, Lampi’s career took a pivotal turn when he moved to St. Petersburg in 1791. There, he received a hereditary knighthood from the Empress and became a sought-after portraitist, painting notable figures including Empress Catherine II and Maria Feodorovna.
Lampi’s work is characterized by its vivid realism and meticulous attention to detail, qualities that made him a favorite in the Russian court and later in Vienna, where he returned in 1797. His portraits, often rich in texture and color, capture the essence of his subjects with striking clarity. Notable works include portraits of King Stanisław II August and Countess Zavadskaya, displayed in major museums like the National Museum in Warsaw and the Łazienki Palace.
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