Karl Anrather
Karl Anrather (born May 21, 1861 in Margreid ; † January 17, 1893 there ) was a South Tyrolean painter .
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Anrathers most famous historical painting: "Chancellor Biener on the Tyrolean Parliament " (dated Vienna 1891)
Raised on a farm, he was supposed to attend the trade school in Innsbruck at the request of his father . Against his will, he studied painting in Munich . Today he is one of the most important painters in South Tyrol at the end of the 19th century .
His two main works are The Fortune Teller and the monumental painting Chancellor Biener on the Tyrolean Parliament .
literature
- Mathias Frei: Karl Anrather . Athesia, Bozen 1993, ISBN 88-7014-764-9
- Anrather Karl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 24.
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SURNAME | Anrather, Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Tyrolean painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1861 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Margreid |
DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1893 |
Place of death | Margreid |