Anton Altmann (1808–1871) was an Austrian landscape painter.
Life
Altmann, was born in
Vienna on 4 June 1808. His father, also called Anton, and his grandfather Joseph were both painters.[1] He studied from nature, and under the instruction of
Mössmer at the
Academy. After being instructor in drawing to Count
Apponyi in Hungary, he settled in Vienna, and became famous as a
landscape painter. He died there in 1871.[2]
Works
Among his most important works are the following:[2]
Cloister of the Convent 'Maria Schein,' in
Bohemia. 1838.
Forest Scene. 1840.
Marshy Landscape. 1846.
Evening Landscape. 1847.
Spring In a Forest. 1851.
The Mill. 1851.
Altmann executed landscapes in water-colour; and also etched from his own designs.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Bryan, Michael (1886).
"Altmann, Anton". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.