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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller

Austrian, 1793-1865
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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller was an Austrian painter and writer. Waldmüller was one of the most important Austrian painters of the Biedermeier period.

In 1807 Waldmüller attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He lived in Bratislava and, in 1811, he worked as a teacher of arts for the children of Count Gyulay in Croatia. He returned to the Academy of Vienna and studied portrait painting. In 1814 he married the singer Katharina Weidner, and subsequently went on tour with her, working as a set designer.

In 1817 he returned to Vienna and spent much time copying the works of old masters and painting portraits, genre subjects, and still-life. In 1823 he made a portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven. Waldmüller later became interested in nature and started painting landscapes, which in their loving attention to detail illustrate Waldmuller's belief that the close study of nature should be the basis of painting. These are his most notable works, in which his sense of colour and knowledge of nature helped him to achieve masterly skill.

In 1819 he became professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, but was in disputes with the Viennese establishment, most notably for his comments on the system of the academy, where he wanted to establish a focus of the study on nature. His views were in opposition to the official doctrines of ideal art promulgated by the Vienna Academy, and after he had published his works on art education, he was forced to retire in 1857. By 1863 he had been accepted back into the art circles of Vienna, and was knighted in 1865.

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller was one of the most important Austrian painters of the Biedermeier period. Whether it was the conquest of the landscape and thus the convincing rendering of closeness or distance, the accurate characterisation of the human face, the detailed and refined description of textures, or the depiction of rural everyday life: his works – brilliant, explanatory, moralising, and socially critical – influenced a whole generation of artists. Being an advocate of natural observation and plein air painting, as well as a critic of academic painting, Waldmüller was far ahead of his time.

Waldmuller died on 23 August 1865 in Hinterbrühl, Austria.

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Anna Bayer, the artist’s second wife

Anna Bayer, the artist’s second wife (1850)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Christmas morning

Christmas morning (1844)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Early spring in the Vienna Woods

Early spring in the Vienna Woods (1861)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Emilie Werner, the daughter of the married couple Johann and Magdalena Werner

Emilie Werner, the daughter of the married couple Johann and Magdalena Werner (1835)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Godmother’s Farewell (After Confirmation)

Godmother’s Farewell (After Confirmation) (1859)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Lady in vermilion dress

Lady in vermilion dress (1838)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Mother luck

Mother luck (1863)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Poor congratulations

Poor congratulations (1861)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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The court actress Sophie Müller

The court actress Sophie Müller (1822)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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The farewell of the bride from her parents’ home

The farewell of the bride from her parents’ home (1860)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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The recovered

The recovered (1864)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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The wife of court official Josef von Stadler

The wife of court official Josef von Stadler (1835)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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The wreath winder

The wreath winder (1861)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Prater Landscape

Prater Landscape (c. 1831)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
Landscape
Bildnis eines Mädchens

Bildnis eines Mädchens

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Christ And The Samaritan Woman

Christ And The Samaritan Woman (1818)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
Religion
Das Veilchenmädchen (The Violet Girl)

Das Veilchenmädchen (The Violet Girl) (1865)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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The Cartographer Professor Josef Jüttner and His Wife

The Cartographer Professor Josef Jüttner and His Wife (1824)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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The Conscript’s Farewell

The Conscript’s Farewell (1854)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Countess Dimitri Tatischeff

Countess Dimitri Tatischeff (ca. 1838)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Countess Széchenyi

Countess Széchenyi (1828)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Diligence Rewarded

Diligence Rewarded (1830)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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View Of Lake Altaussee And The Dachstein

View Of Lake Altaussee And The Dachstein (1834)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
Landscape
Dame in weißem Kleid

Dame in weißem Kleid (1833)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Die Schauspielerin Elise Höfer

Die Schauspielerin Elise Höfer (1827)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Die Verehrung des heiligen Johannes (Johannes-Andacht)

Die Verehrung des heiligen Johannes (Johannes-Andacht) (1844)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Junge Dame in rosafarbenem Atlaskleid

Junge Dame in rosafarbenem Atlaskleid (1846)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Emanuel Ritter von Neuwall (1813-1879)

Emanuel Ritter von Neuwall (1813-1879) (1841)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Frau von Bartsch

Frau von Bartsch (1842)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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Herr von Bartsch

Herr von Bartsch (1842)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865)
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