Alexander Kaiser (painter, 1819)
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
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kaiser, A. . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 10th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 373 ( digital copy ).
- Emperor Alexander. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 180.
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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 |