1833 Vienna, Austria - 1913 Berlin, Germany. Known for: Landscape.
Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels (1833-1913) was the director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, between 1878 and 1880, followed by a second tenure between 1897 and 1999. He was also professor of...
Read full biography Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels (1833-1913) was the director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, between 1878 and 1880, followed by a second tenure between 1897 and 1999. He was also professor of landscape painting, between 1872 and 1901. Born as the son of the philosopher Johann Peithner von...
Read full biography Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels (1833-1913) was the director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, between 1878 and 1880, followed by a second tenure between 1897 and 1999. He was also professor of landscape painting, between 1872 and 1901. Born as the son of the philosopher Johann Peithner von Lichtenfels (1793-1866) in Vienna, he completed his studies under Franz Steinfeld and Thomas Ender at the local academy. He spent one year in Dusseldorf in 1857 and became a member of the artist's...
Read full biography Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels (1833-1913) was the director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, between 1878 and 1880, followed by a second tenure between 1897 and 1999. He was also professor of landscape painting, between 1872 and 1901. Born as the son of the philosopher Johann Peithner von Lichtenfels (1793-1866) in Vienna, he completed his studies under Franz Steinfeld and Thomas Ender at the local academy. He spent one year in Dusseldorf in 1857 and became a member of the artist's association 'Malkasten'. His students were, for instance, Ferdinand Andri, Wilhelm Bernatzik and Heinrich Tomec. He preferred watercolored ink drawings, but also produced oil, tempera and pastel paintings. Examples of his artistic output can be found at...
Read full biography Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels (1833-1913) was the director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, between 1878 and 1880, followed by a second tenure between 1897 and 1999. He was also professor of landscape painting, between 1872 and 1901. Born as the son of the philosopher Johann Peithner von Lichtenfels (1793-1866) in Vienna, he completed his studies under Franz Steinfeld and Thomas Ender at the local academy. He spent one year in Dusseldorf in 1857 and became a member of the artist's association 'Malkasten'. His students were, for instance, Ferdinand Andri, Wilhelm Bernatzik and Heinrich Tomec. He preferred watercolored ink drawings, but also produced oil, tempera and pastel paintings. Examples of his artistic output can be found at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. (cbo)