Ludwig Ferdinand Graf

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Portrait of Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld , 1890.

Ferdinand Ludwig Graf (born December 29, 1868 in Vienna ; † November 19, 1932 there ) was an Austrian painter .

Life

The son of the painter Ludwig Graf studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with August Eisenmenger , Christian Griepenkerl and Leopold Carl Müller . He also attended the Académie Julian in Paris. In terms of style, he initially oriented himself towards Impressionism , but in later years he cultivated an expressive and colorful style influenced by Paul Cézanne . In 1901 he became a member of the Hagenbund , its president in 1909 and an honorary member in 1930.

Works (selection)

  • Portrait of Minister of War Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld , oil on canvas, approx. 70 × 50 cm, Vienna: Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (1890)
  • Swimming pool , oil on canvas, 135 × 160 cm, Vienna: Belvedere Inv. No. 1102 (1905)
  • Rural interior , oil on canvas, 152 × 120 cm, Vienna: Belvedere, Inv. No. 1064 (1909)
  • The Inn near Suben towards the north , oil on cardboard, 56 × 79.5 cm, Vienna: Belvedere, Inv.No. 3166 (1930)

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