August Prinzhofer

August Prinzhofer (born September 12, 1817 in St. Veit an der Glan , † August 4, 1885 in Bad Steinerhof near Kapfenberg ) was an Austrian painter and lithographer .

Photo by the artist

Life

August Prinzhofer comes from a long -established Carinthian family and even as a child showed an amazing talent for drawing . He studied law in Vienna and Padua . From 1844 he worked at a civil court in Vienna, besides which he also worked as a successful portraitist . In 1854 he gave up his legal career to devote himself entirely to portraiture.

Along with Joseph Kriehuber , Franz Eybl and Eduard Kaiser , he was one of the artists who were responsible for the heyday of portrait lithography in Vienna from 1830–1860.

His lithographic work includes more than 500 portraits (including by Hector Berlioz , Ludwig von Benedek , Ignaz Franz Castelli , Archduke Johann , Lajos Kossuth , Albert Lortzing , Alois Negrelli , Pius IX. , Johann Ladislaus Pyrker , Johann Nestroy ).

Commemorative sheet of Franz Würbel
(with wrong date of birth)

In the 1850s photography became more widespread and portrait lithography went completely out of fashion around 1860. In 1861 Prinzhofer took up his permanent residence in Graz, where he devoted himself increasingly to oil painting for portraits and watercolors for miniatures .

literature

Obituary with incorrect age information

Constantin von Wurzbach : Prinzhofer, August . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 23rd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1872, pp. 311–313 ( digitized version ).
August Prinzhofer . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 27 : Piermaria – Ramsdell . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1933, p. 406-407 .
Gottfried Rittershausen: August Prinzhofer. An Austrian portrait lithographer. The artist's life picture with a catalog of his lithographic works. Walter Krieg Verlag, Vienna 1962.
G. Gsodam: Prinzhofer August. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 284.

Death reports

Daily report, Vienna, August 6th. In: Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung , August 6th, 1885, p. 14 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / waz
Graz notes. Graz, August 7th * (died). In: Grazer Volksblatt , August 8, 1885, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / gre
Little chronicle. Vienna, August 6th. (S terbefal l.). In: Wiener Abendpost , August 6, 1885, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wrz

Individual evidence

↑ As reported from Klagenfurt, the well-known Carinthian artist August Prinzhofer died the day before yesterday in Bad Steinerhof. Prinzhofer was particularly valued as a portrait painter in his homeland. He was born in St. Veit in Carinthia on September 10, 1817, so he was 68 years old.
↑ Died: The painter August Prinzhofer the day before yesterday in Bad Steinerhof, at the age of 68.

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personal data
SURNAME	Prinzhofer, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian painter and lithographer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 12, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Veit an der Glan
DATE OF DEATH	4th August 1885
Place of death	Bad Steinerhof near Kapfenberg

[1] As reported from Klagenfurt, the well-known Carinthian artist August Prinzhofer died the day before yesterday in Bad Steinerhof. Prinzhofer was particularly valued as a portrait painter in his homeland. He was born in St. Veit in Carinthia on September 10, 1817, so he was 68 years old.

[2] Died: The painter August Prinzhofer the day before yesterday in Bad Steinerhof, at the age of 68.