Josef Buche - Artist Info

About Josef Buche

  • Biography from Mehlis

    Josef Buche was an Austrian portrait and genre painter born in Vienna in 1848. He studied at the Academy in Vienna and was active in Innsbruck from 1881 to 1901.

    Buche was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus from 1883 and created numerous portraits for the Austrian imperial family and the Austro-Hungarian aristocracy. He was active in Vienna and Merano.

    Buche's biography is sourced from Thieme-Becker and the internet.
  • Biography from Auctionata

    Josef Büche (1848-1917) was born in Vienna and grew up as the son of a painter. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under Eduard von Engerth and Carl Wurzinger and was known especially for his portrait paintings. Many members of the imperial family and other important people were portrayed by him. In 1883 he was involved in the founding of the Vienna 'Künstlerhaus'.

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