Joseph Holzer
Joseph Holzer (born March 20, 1824 in Vienna ; † January 17, 1876 there ) was an Austrian painter .
Life
Holzer entered the engraving school of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1840 , where he received the first prize, and then attended the landscape school of Thomas Ender and Franz Steinfeld . In 1846 he went on study trips to Germany , Belgium and Switzerland and then went to Munich in 1856 as an imperial scholarship holder for three years, where the moods at the time influenced him.
During his stay at the Counts Pálffy Castle Stampfen in the Carpathian Mountains, the majestic poetry of the native forests made a lasting impression on him; his first successes date from this time. Joseph Holzer died on January 17, 1876 in his hometown of Vienna.
Works (selection)
The most beautiful of his pictures include:
- The quiet corner of the forest ( Austrian Belvedere Gallery in Vienna),
- The deer hunt ,
- A game from the Vienna Woods ,
- Motif from Ramsau and
- Motif from the Little Carpathians .
His last work was a cycle of pictures for the Prince of Montenuovo : five large views from his hunting area.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Holzer, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 9th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 250 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Joseph Holzer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 408.
Web links
- Entry on Joseph Holzer in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzer, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holzer, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1876 |
| Place of death | Vienna |