Anton Strassgschwandtner
Josef Anton Strassgschwandtner (17 October 1826, Vienna – 3 May 1881, Vienna) was an Austrian painter and lithographer, who specialized in hunting, military and genre scenes.[citation needed]
Biography
His father was a leather merchant. He was orphaned at an early age, and his artistic talent was discovered while he was still in the orphanage.
He had his first exhibition in 1846 and would continue to have showings on a regular basis for the rest of his life. The events of 1848 gave an impetus to his interest in military painting, which would become his specialty, although he is also known for hunting scenes. His clients included hunting associations and horse lovers, as well as the Common Army and the usual wealthy individuals. In 1869, he became a member of the "Genossenschaft der bildenden Kunstler" (Vienna Künstlerhaus).[citation needed]
In 1879, he became mentally deranged and was committed to an asylum. He died two years later, leaving a large collection of arms and military antiques.[1]
In 1889 a street, the "Straßgschwandtnerstraße", was dedicated to him in the Penzing district of Vienna.
References
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- ^ Ulrich Thieme (Ed.), Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Leipzig, 1937, Vol.XXXI, pg. 497 f.
Further reading
- Biography from the Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich @ WikiSource
- Peter Weninger, Wilhelm Schlag: Jagd - Album des Anton Strassgschwandtner, 1983, ISBN 3-7016-2148-9
External links
- More works by Strassgschwandtner @ ArtNet
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