Alexander Kaiser (painter, 1819)

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Lithograph by Alexander Kaiser approx. 1833, Greißenegg Castle near Voitsberg in Styria.

Alexander Kaiser (born February 26, 1819 in Graz , † October 25, 1872 ibid) was an Austrian painter and lithographer .

Life

Alexander Kaiser was the second son of the bookbinder Joseph Franz Kaiser , owner of a lithographic institute in Graz. The talented boy was already involved in drawing in his early youth and apparently received his first training as a lithographer in his father's company.

Together with his brother Eduard he later attended the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and afterwards worked mainly as a lithographer of cityscapes . The views of the cities of Brno , Linz , Salzburg and Innsbruck made by him are particularly important . Kaiser also lithographed a number of art sheets based on models by the painters Friedrich Gauermann , Ignaz Raffalt and Nicolas-Marie-Joseph Chapuy , which he had primarily offered through the Paterno art publisher.

Works (selection)

  • Old Kaiser Suite, lithographs: "Altkainach Castle", "Greißenegg Castle", "Oberdorf Glassworks", "Piber Castle", "City of Voitsberg" . (approx. 1833)
  • Viennese views, lithographs based on Chapuy: “Der Michaelerplatz”, “Der Graben”, “Die Freiung”, “Der Hof”, “Der neue Markt” . (approx. 1852)
  • Lithographs after Raffalt: “The evening of thunderstorms”, “Postilons returning home after the rain”.
  • Lithograph after Gauermann: "The midday rest".

literature

personal data
SURNAME Kaiser, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter and lithographer
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1872
Place of death Graz