Otto von Thoren

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Otto von Thoren: When plowing , around 1890

Karl Kasimir Otto Ritter von Thoren (born July 21, 1828 in Vienna , † July 15, 1889 in Paris ) was an Austrian officer and painter .

Life

Thoren was the son of Colonel Franz Kasimir Ritter von Thoren and his wife Konstanze Maria (née Lachmann). He became an officer in 1846 and took part in the Hungarian campaign in 1848 . He then stayed for a long time in Venice , where he was employed as an adjutant to the military and civil governor Ludwig Gorzkowski . After turning to painting in 1857, he studied for several years in Brussels and Paris.

In the mid-1860s he was commissioned to paint an equestrian portrait of Emperor Franz Josef in Vienna. After he had painted the death of Gustav Adolf , a popular motif for history painters, he turned to animal painting , especially the depiction of grazing cattle. The paintings he created can be found in the Army History Museum in Vienna. He died in Paris and was buried in the Montmartre cemetery.

Works (selection)

Grave of Otto von Thoren at Montmartre Cemetery, 22nd division
  • Hungarian oxen, driven against the wind back home ,
  • Farming oxen ,
  • Ploughman from Normandy ,
  • The approaching Wolf ,
  • Group of oxen at sunset .
  • Import of hay when thunderstorm is approaching , oil on canvas
  • Feeding the pack after the par force hunt , oil on canvas

literature

Web links

Commons : Otto von Thoren  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ artnet.de
  2. ↑ artnet.com
personal data
SURNAME Thoren, Otto von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thoren, Karl Kasimir Otto Ritter von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian officer and painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austrian Empire
DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1889
Place of death Paris , France