Theodor von Hörmann

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In the Tuileries , around 1888, Belvedere , Vienna
Znojmo in the snow II , around 1892, Belvedere , Vienna
Esparsettenfeld near Znaim II , around 1893, Belvedere , Vienna

Theodor Hörmann von Hörbach (born December 13, 1840 in Imst , Tyrol , † July 1, 1895 in Graz ) was an Austrian landscape painter .

Life

Vienna Central Cemetery - honor grave of Theodor von Hörmann

Theodor von Hörmann initially served in the Imperial Austrian Army and took part in the Sardinian War in 1859 and in the German War in 1866. He achieved the rank of first lieutenant .

From 1873 to 1875 he studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts with Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels and Anselm Feuerbach . In 1875 he became a teacher of freehand drawing and fencing at the military lower secondary school in Sankt Pölten .

He married Laura Bertuch in 1884 and finished his military service. Then he went on study trips. His stay in Paris 1886–1890 in particular had a strong influence on him in terms of impressionism . In 1890 he moved to Znaim and came to Vienna in 1893 . Here he became a member of the Künstlerhaus in 1895 .

Hörmann died in Graz in 1895 on a trip to Italy . He was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery (honorary graves, group 31A, row 2, grave no. 14). His grave monument was designed by Richard Karl Tautenhayn (born March 29, 1865 Vienna, † March 12, 1947 Vienna), who taught in Znojmo.

power

Theodor von Hörmann was a landscape painter and stylistically can be attributed to the Austrian mood impressionism. His landscapes always emerged from nature and were characterized by strong colors that were not very much appreciated by his contemporaries. They are often loosened up by figural staffage. Under the influence of Emil Jakob Schindler , he reluctantly changed his previous style shortly before his death, which began to earn him recognition. His importance was not fully appreciated until after his death. Hermann Bahr called him the first Secessionist .

Works

  • Waldbach near Lilienfeld in Winter ( St. Pölten , Museum Niederösterreich , Inv. No. 5224), 1878, oil on canvas
  • Quarry (St. Pölten, Museum Niederösterreich, Inv. No. 5437), around 1883, oil on panel
  • Logging near Rekawinkel (St. Pölten, Museum Niederösterreich, Inv. No. 6207), 1883, oil on canvas
  • Hemp washerwomen near Gödöllö (Linz, Upper Austrian State Museum, inv. No. G 1995), oil on mahogany, 19.5 × 40 cm
  • The artist and his wife (St. Pölten, Museum Niederösterreich, Inv. No. 6430), around 1890, oil on canvas, 55.3 × 37.8 cm
  • Berry collector (St. Pölten, Museum Niederösterreich, inv. No. 5149), after 1890, oil on panel, 47.7 × 36.5 cm
  • The painter in the flower garden ( Innsbruck , Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum , Inv. No. Gem 986), around 1892, oil on canvas, 37 × 58 cm
  • Znojmo in the snow II (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere ), 1892, oil on canvas, 79 × 100 cm
  • Esparsettenfeld near Znaim II (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere), around 1893, oil on canvas on wood, 22 × 48 cm

Exhibitions

  • Theodor von Hörmann. From Paris to the Secession . Vienna, Leopold Museum (2016)

literature

Web links

Commons : Theodor von Hörmann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theodor Hörmann, von und zu , in Hedwig Abraham: Art and Culture in Vienna , website, with images of some works and the grave monument
  2. ↑ Olga Kronsteiner: Misunderstood Secessionist , in: Der Standard newspaper , Vienna, December 21, 2013, Supplement Album , p. A 5, and the paper's website from December 20, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Hörmann, Theodor von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hörmann von Hörbach, Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian landscape painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Imst , Tyrol
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1895
Place of death Graz