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Josef Anton Strassgschwandtner (17 October 1826, Vienna – 3 May 1881, Vienna) was an Austrian painter and lithographer, who specialized in hunting, military and genre scenes.^{[citation needed]}

Biography

His father was a leather merchant. He was orphaned at an early age, and his artistic talent was discovered while he was still in the orphanage.[1] From 1843 to 1845, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, under the direction of Leopold Kupelwieser and Franz Steinfeld. He was also influenced by August von Pettenkofen, Carl Schindler and contemporary French military lithographers. As a result, he was sometimes referred to as the "Austrian Raffet", after the French lithographer, Auguste Raffet.[2]^{[better source needed]}

He had his first exhibition in 1846 and would continue to have showings on a regular basis for the rest of his life. The events of 1848 gave an impetus to his interest in military painting, which would become his specialty, although he is also known for hunting scenes. His clients included hunting associations and horse lovers, as well as the Common Army and the usual wealthy individuals. In 1869, he became a member of the "Genossenschaft der bildenden Kunstler" (Vienna Künstlerhaus).^{[citation needed]}

In 1879, he became mentally deranged and was committed to an asylum. He died two years later, leaving a large collection of arms and military antiques.[1]

In 1889 a street, the "Straßgschwandtnerstraße", was dedicated to him in the Penzing district of Vienna.

References

Further reading

• Biography from the Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich @ WikiSource
• Peter Weninger, Wilhelm Schlag: Jagd - Album des Anton Strassgschwandtner, 1983, ISBN 3-7016-2148-9

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anton Strassgschwandtner.

• More works by Strassgschwandtner @ ArtNet

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[de] Josef Anton Strassgschwandtner

Josef Anton Strassgschwandtner (* 17. Oktober 1826 in Wien; † 3. Mai 1881 ebenda, auch: Tony Strassgschwandtner) war ein österreichischer Pferde-, Militär-, Jagd- und Genremaler sowie Lithograf.

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- [en] Anton Strassgschwandtner

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[fr] Josef Anton Strassgschwandtner

Josef Anton Strassgschwandtner est un peintre autrichien né à Vienne le 17 octobre 1826, mort dans la même ville le 5 mars 1881, il s'est fait un nom comme peintre d'histoire, de chasse et de sujets militaires, une rue du 14e arrondissement (Penzig) de la capitale autrichienne honore sa mémoire.

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