Anton Altmann Explained

Anton Altmann (1808–1871) was an Austrian landscape painter.

Life

Altmann, was born in Vienna on 4 June 1808. His father, also called Anton, and his grandfather Joseph were both painters.^[1] He studied from nature, and under the instruction of Mössmer at the Academy. After being instructor in drawing to Count Apponyi in Hungary, he settled in Vienna, and became famous as a landscape painter. He died there in 1871.

Works

Among his most important works are the following:

• Cloister of the Convent 'Maria Schein,' in Bohemia. 1838.
• Forest Scene. 1840.
• Marshy Landscape. 1846.
• Evening Landscape. 1847.
• Spring In a Forest. 1851.
• The Mill. 1851.

Altmann executed landscapes in water-colour; and also etched from his own designs.

Notes and References

1. Book: Andressen. Andressen. Die deutschen Maler-Radirer des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts nach ihren Leben und Werken. 3. 1869. Rudolph Weigel. Leipzig. 187–90.