Ignaz Hofer

Ignaz Hofer (born June 15, 1790 in Schwanberg , † August 2, 1862 in Graz ) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist .

Life

Ignaz Hofer, born in Schwanberg in 1790, studied law and then worked for two years in the civil service. From 1816 to 1817 he was the provisional director of the landscape drawing academy in Graz. In 1820 Hofer worked as a drawing teacher in Trieste , and later with Prince Félix Baciocchi . In 1823 Hofer was made an honorary member of the Academy of Bologna . In 1828 he founded the first lithographic institute in Graz. He was considered a " lovable " flower and animal painter. Ignaz Hofer was also called the " painter of the bourgeoisie ".

Works (selection)

• Prey
• Piece of fruit
• Flower pieces from the years 1849, 1851, 1861 in the Joanneum Graz

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Hofer, Ignaz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 9th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 154 ( digital copy ).
• Josef Wastler: Styrian artist lexicon. 1883.
• Graz daily mail. 9 and 24 August 1890.
• Wilhelm Suida : The state picture gallery and sculpture collection in Graz. 1923.
• Ignaz Hofer . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 17 : Heubel – Hubard . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924, p. 239 .
• Hans Riehl: The Styrian painters of the 19th century. In: Das Joanneum, Volume 6, 1943, p. 245.
• Hans Riehl: The Styrian painting 1850-1950. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. Volume 5, 1951, p. 318, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
• Hofer, Ignaz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 373.

Web links

• Works by Ignaz Hofer on artnet.de