Eugene de Blaas

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Eugene de Blaas , also Eugen (e) von Blaas or Eugenio de Blaas (born July 24, 1843 in Albano Laziale near Rome , Italy ; † February 10, 1931 in Venice ) was an Italian genre painter .

Life

De Blaas' parents were Austrian citizens. His father, the painter Karl von Blaas (1815-1894), taught his son. The family moved to Venice after Karl von Blaas accepted a professorship at the Academy in Venice.

Eugene de Blaas became known for his genre paintings, which often show subjects in Venice. He later became a professor at the Academy in Venice.

Works (selection)

The perfect shoe! , 1877
The Flirt , 1904
  • St. Valentin proclaims the Gospel to the councilors, Mercantile Magistrate Bolzano, 1863
  • On the balcony in Venice 1878
  • The sisters (monastery scene), 1878
  • Conversion of the Raetians by Saint Valentine
  • Cimabue and Giotto
  • Dogaressa going to church
  • God's creatures
  • Wedding party in St. Mark's Square
  • Venetian masquerade
  • A trip to Murano
  • Venetian woman, oil on canvas, 54.5 × 43.5 cm, Dorotheum , Vienna, April 2013.
  • A pensive moment , 1896, oil on panel, 53.5 × 85 cm, private collection.
  • Klatsch, 1904, oil on panel, 110.2 × 83.2 cm.
  • Der Flirt , oil on wood, 1904, oil on wood, 100.4 × 83.8 cm, private collection.
  • Girl in a Lilac Dress, 1911, oil on canvas, 80.5 × 44.5 cm, Dorotheum April 2011.
  • In the water , oil on canvas, 1914, 78.4 × 44.5 cm, private collection.

Some of his works are in the Royal Academy of Arts , London, the Fine Art Society as well as the New Gallery and Arthur Tooth and Sons Gallery, all in London . The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool owns others .

literature

  • Thomas Wassibauer: Eugen von Blaas. 1843-1931. The work - sketches - watercolors - paintings. Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim 2005, ISBN 3-487-11921-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helmut Oehler: Eugen Ritter von Blaas (1843-1931) (with illustration)

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Blaas, Eugene de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blaas, Eugene von; Blaas, Eugenio de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian genre painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Albano Laziale , near Rome, Italy
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1931
Place of death Venice