Gustav Igler

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Children playing

Gustav Igler (born May 15, 1842 in Ödenburg , Austria-Hungary , † January 22, 1938 in Munich ) was an Austrian genre painter.

Igler had been a student of Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller in Vienna since 1858 , then studied painting from October 24, 1868 to 1871 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Arthur von Ramberg .

In 1888 Igler was appointed head of the technical painting class at the Royal Art School in Stuttgart . In 1896 he directed the II. International Painting Exhibition in Stuttgart. After retiring, he returned to Munich in 1913.

He showed his works in the Munich Glass Palace , as well as in the " Gartenlaube " and other magazines.

In his genre paintings he mostly showed children playing.

Web links

Commons : Gustav Igler  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Igler, Gustav. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 26.
  • F. Pecht, History of Munich Art in the 19th Century, 1888
  • F. v. Boetticher, 19th century painters. I / 2, 1895
  • J. Baum et al. a., Contemporary Art in Stuttgart, 1913
  • O. Fischer, Schwäb. 19th century painting, 1925
  • Thieme – Becker