Adolf Obermüllner

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Adolf Obermüllner (1867). Photo by Josef Löwy
Drawing by Adolf Obermüllner in Die Gartenlaube . 1877

Adolf Obermüllner (born September 3, 1833 in Wels , Upper Austria , † October 29, 1898 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter .

At the age of 18, Obermüllner came to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1851 and became a student of the landscape painter Franz Steinfeld . On the occasion of a major academic exhibition, Obermüllner was not only able to make his debut, but his works were also awarded a 1st prize.

Subsequently, Obermüllner settled in Munich and was taken into Richard Zimmermann's studio. After three years, Obermüllner went on an extensive study trip through Italy, Holland and France. In 1860 he returned to Austria and settled in Vienna for the rest of his life.

In 1861 the Austrian Alpine Association engaged Obermüllner for an Alpine and glacier expedition. The main task of this excursion was surveying and a kind of inventory using photographs and drawings. Publications such as the album of the Kronprinz-Rudolfs-Bahn , Aus dem Bavarian high mountains , Aus Tirol etc. a. were the result of this trip.

The painter Adolf Obermüllner died in Vienna in 1898 at the age of 65.

In 1899 the Obermüllnerstraße in Vienna- Leopoldstadt (2nd district) was named after him.

Works (selection)

  • The Obersee in the Bavarian mountains
  • Chamonix with the Montblanc
  • Stilfser Joch
  • Ortler
  • The Nassfeld near Gastein
  • The Rauris Goldberg Glacier
  • The Königssee
  • Traunkirchen am Gmundener See
  • Twelve North Pole Landscapes (1875, based on models by Julius Payer )
  • Bregenz on Lake Constance
  • Bernina group
  • Graveyard in nature
  • Dachstein

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personal data
SURNAME Obermüllner, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Wels , Upper Austria
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 1898
Place of death Vienna