Rudolf Hausleithner

Rudolf Hausleithner (born March 11, 1840 in Mannswörth near Schwechat , Lower Austria ; † March 10, 1918 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter.

Hausleithner's grave at Vienna's central cemetery

Life

Hausleithner was born in Mannswörth as the son of the teacher Josef Hausleithner (1804–1886) and Susanne Raidl (1810–1886). Hausleithner studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Karl Mayer (1810–1876), Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880), Carl Wurzinger (1817–1883) and attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Wilhelm von Kaulbach . His works primarily include oil paintings with romantic themes (e.g. Flower Children , The Temptation ), portraits and portrait sketches (e.g. Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary , the painter Joseph Sellény etc.), petty bourgeois subjects (e.g. . Scenes from family life), historical pictures and various commissioned works (e.g. Crown Prince Rudolf visits the Vienna screw and rivet factory ; Archduke Franz Karl in the Prater ).

Hausleithner died one day before his 78th birthday in Vienna and was buried in Vienna's central cemetery.

Works

Archduke Franz Karl in the Prater. 1876 ("Oil on Panel")
Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Portrait. The empress in profile looking to the right with her head adorned with a diadem. 1893 (oil on wood)
Flower children. 1889 (oil on canvas)

literature

Hausleithner Rudolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 222.
The painter Hausleithner. Lower Austrian news . May 9, 2012 (was the incorrect source for various additions made in 2012, see discussion page).

Individual evidence

↑ The cultural journalist Andreas Weigel found out during research on the Sommerfrische Gars that their former Sommerfrische guest Rudolf Hausleithner was born and baptized on March 11th, 1840 according to the Mannswörth parish entry , although all lexicons (for some unknown reason) always on March 10th Indicate 1840.
^ Rudolf Hausleithner on artnet

Web links

Commons : Rudolf Hausleithner - Collection of images, videos and audio files

personal data
SURNAME	Hausleithner, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	March 11, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mannswörth near Schwechat , Lower Austria
DATE OF DEATH	March 10, 1918
Place of death	Vienna

[1] The cultural journalist Andreas Weigel found out during research on the Sommerfrische Gars that their former Sommerfrische guest Rudolf Hausleithner was born and baptized on March 11th, 1840 according to the Mannswörth parish entry , although all lexicons (for some unknown reason) always on March 10th Indicate 1840.

[2] Rudolf Hausleithner on artnet