Theodor Josef Ethofer

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The Stieglkeller in Salzburg

Theodor Josef Ethofer (born October 29, 1849 in Vienna - Leopoldstadt ; † October 24, 1915 in Baden near Vienna ) was an Austrian painter.

Theodor Ethofer studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Carl Wurzinger . He spent the period from 1872 to 1887 in Italy , visiting Venice , Florence , Rome , Naples , Sicily , Spain and Tunis , among others . After a stay in Vienna , he settled in Salzburg in 1898 , where he owned a studio in the Künstlerhaus.

Theodor Ethofer mainly painted genre pictures and cityscapes, participated in many art salons. His painting was influenced by the works of August von Pettenkofen . In Salzburg he created many pictures depicting folk costumes there. On May 5, 1897, he had already received the Knight's Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous from Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen .

literature

  • Monika Fitzthum: Theodor Josef Ethofer (1849–1915) . unprinted dissertation, Salzburg 1988
  • Elisabeth Hülmbauer (arrangement): Art of the 19th century. Inventory catalog of the Austrian Gallery of the 19th Century , Vol. 1: A – E, ed. vd Österreichischen Galerie Belvedere, Vienna 1992, p. 245
  • Nikolaus Schaffer: Theodor Ethofer. Artist, gentleman, cosmopolitan . Catalog for the [210.] special exhibition on the occasion of his 150th birthday in the Salzburg Museum Carolino Augusteum, 24.09. until November 28, 1999. Monographic series on Salzburg art, Volume 19. Salzburg 1999.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Grand Ducal Hessian Order List 1898, Darmstadt 1898, p. 186

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personal data
SURNAME Ethofer, Theodor Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna - Leopoldstadt
DATE OF DEATH October 24, 1915
Place of death Baden near Vienna