August Ignatz Grosz
August Ignatz Grosz (born July 17, 1847 in Vienna ; † August 15, 1917 in Vienna-Lainz ) was an Austrian genre and landscape painter and etcher.
Grosz first studied natural sciences at the University of Vienna, then from 1868 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Albert Zimmermann and Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels painting, where he was also awarded the golden Füger medal .
He went on study trips through Germany as well as to France , Italy and North Africa . After his return he worked as a freelance artist in Vienna.
Since 1872 he exhibited his works with motifs from Upper Bavaria, Rome and Venice at the Vienna exhibition. From 1873 he was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus .
literature
- Grosz, August J .. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: Painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history. Volume 1/1, sheets 1–30: Aagaard – Heideck. Ms. v. Boetticher's Verlag, Dresden 1891, p. 419 ( archive.org ).
- Grosz, August Ignatz . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 15 : Gresse – Hanselmann . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1922, p. 96 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Katinka Gratzer-Baumgärtner: Grosz, August Ignatz . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 62, Saur, Munich a. a. 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23029-5 , p. 219.
Web links
Commons : August Ignatz Grosz - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- August Ignatz Grosz in the German biography
- August Ignatz Grosz. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Zeller biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grosz, August Ignatz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grosz, August Ignaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian genre and landscape painter and eraser |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1917 |
| Place of death | Vienna-Lainz |