Kaiserpreis (art)

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The Kaiserpreis was an Austrian art prize that was donated on April 18, 1890 by Emperor Franz Joseph I from private funds. It was intended to "promote patriotic artistic endeavors" and until 1918 was preferably awarded to highly talented young artists.

The prize consisted of a box with 400 gold ducats and was the highest artistic award of the cooperative of visual artists of Vienna.

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  1. ^ Source: Felix Czeike , Historisches Lexikon Wien, Verlag Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992–2004.