Adolf Waldinger

Adolf Waldinger

Adolf Ignjo Waldinger (born June 16, 1843 in Esseg , Austrian Empire , † December 7, 1904 there ) was an important painter of the 19th century in Slavonia .

Life

Adolf Waldinger attended the art school in Osijek from 1855 to 1861, where he received lessons from the artists Hugo Conrad von Hötzendorf (* 1806 or 1807; † February 28, 1869) and Antun Müntzberger (1774-1824). In 1862 he went to Vienna to study at the art academy. After completing his studies, he worked in the studios of J. Nowopatzki, Gottfried Seelos and Joseph Sellény . In 1884 he became an art teacher at the secondary school in Osijek, where he taught until his death.

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The focus of his work was landscape painting . With his refined sense of measure, he deepened his perceptions of the beauty, the essence and the magic of old oaks. The forest theme was repeatedly developed and modified by him. Waldinger was committed to 19th century realism . He drew studies of branches, leaves and flowers. Many of his drawings and studies are the most important for his oeuvre.

His work was exhibited in all exhibitions of 19th century Croatian painting.
Some of his most important works are:

• Italian landscape
• The walk
• The Slavonian forest
• Study of Plants, 1874
• Study of the Willow

In Osijek, two institutions bear the name Waldinger: The municipal gallery, which was named after him, and the "Hotel Waldinger", which opened in 1904 (the year Waldinger died).

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• Opća enciklopedija jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda , Zagreb 1982
• Enciklopedija hrvatske umjetnosti , ed. v. Leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža", Zagreb 1995