Robert Russ - Artist Info

About Robert Russ

  • Biography

    Robert Russ, born in Vienna in 1847. He was best known for watercolors, architectural views, urban genre scenes and landscapes with figures painted in the pure, classical style. Russ was born into a family of artists - both his father and brother were painters.

    He began studying at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under Albert Zimmermann, who headed the department of landscape art. Among his colleagues were Emil Jakob Schindler, Eugen Jettel und Rudolf Ribarz.

    In 1871, Russ started teaching landscape painting at the Vienna Academy. Winning the Reichl Prize in 1880, Russ was elected an honorary member of the Vienna Academy by 1881.

    Robert Russ drew inspiration for his work from rich Au...

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