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August von Pettenkofen
August von Pettenkofen

August von Pettenkofen

Austrian, 1822 - 1889
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August von Pettenkofen was an Austrian painter.
Pettenkofen was born in Vienna; his father was a merchant and landowner. He grew up on his father's estate in Galitzia. After his father's death, he grew up with the family of his cousin Ferdinand von Saar in Vienna. In 1834, giving up a military career, he became a student at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied with Leopold Kupelwieser and Franz Eybl. At this time, he painted genre works in typical Biedermeier style.

During the Revolutions of 1848, he became a military painter in the style of Carl Schindler. While performing his duties, he spent some time in Szolnok, Hungary; an area which left a great impression on him and led to his style becoming more picturesque. In 1852, he went to Paris and came under the influence of the Barbizon school. His paintings are recognized for the sincerity with which the artist depicts the uneventful melancholy life of Hungarian peasants and gypsies, without any theatrical pathos or forced humour.

He was admitted as a member of the Vienna Academy in 1866 and, in 1872, became an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. In 1876, he was knighted. Between 1870 and 1880, he took annual trips to Venice. He died at the "Sanatorium Loew" in Vienna in 1889. That same year, a street in Landstraße was named after him. In 1893, he was buried in a grave of honor (German: Ehrengrab), designed by Viktor Tilgner, at the Zentralfriedhof.

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The Birdcage

The Birdcage

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Nach der Schlacht

Nach der Schlacht (1850-1860)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Neapolitanisches Bauernhaus mit Bäuerin

Neapolitanisches Bauernhaus mit Bäuerin (1873)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Österreichische Soldaten eine Furt überschreitend

Österreichische Soldaten eine Furt überschreitend (1851)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Pferdemarkt in Szolnok I

Pferdemarkt in Szolnok I (1870-1880)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Pferdemarkt in Szolnok II

Pferdemarkt in Szolnok II (1877)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Straßenkampf

Straßenkampf (1887)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Studie aus Venedig mit Schiff

Studie aus Venedig mit Schiff (1881)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Ungarische Ochsengespanne

Ungarische Ochsengespanne (1874)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Ungarische Pferdetränke

Ungarische Pferdetränke (1860-1870)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Ungarischer Markt mit blauen Schirmen

Ungarischer Markt mit blauen Schirmen (1874)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Madonna

Madonna (1840)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Religion
Die Überschwemmung im Februar 1862

Die Überschwemmung im Februar 1862 (1862)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Stillleben mit totem Huhn und Krug

Stillleben mit totem Huhn und Krug (1860-1870)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Still Life
Der Dorfschreiber (The Village Scribe)

Der Dorfschreiber (The Village Scribe)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Markt in Szolnok mit der Dreifaltigkeitssäule

Markt in Szolnok mit der Dreifaltigkeitssäule (1853)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
A Roof Garden

A Roof Garden

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
A Village Street

A Village Street

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
Hongaarse jongen, staande en face, blootsvoets en met een pelsmuts op

Hongaarse jongen, staande en face, blootsvoets en met een pelsmuts op (1859)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Hongaarse vrouw, staande driekwart naar links, op de rug gezien

Hongaarse vrouw, staande driekwart naar links, op de rug gezien (1855)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Übernachtung im Planwagen

Übernachtung im Planwagen (1867)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Animals
Bäuerin aus Toblach

Bäuerin aus Toblach

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Slowakischer Bauer

Slowakischer Bauer

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Portrait August Semeleder

Portrait August Semeleder (1840)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Wald mit Soldaten

Wald mit Soldaten

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Österreichische Dragoner

Österreichische Dragoner

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
A Thoughtful Pause

A Thoughtful Pause

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Figurative
Motiv aus der Puszta

Motiv aus der Puszta

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Animals
A Carriage with Horses

A Carriage with Horses

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Animals
Wallachian Post

Wallachian Post (1855)

August von Pettenkofen (Austrian, 1822 - 1889)
Landscape
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