Austrian Romantic Painter, 1793-1865 was an Austrian painter and writer. He briefly attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, however later had to finance his life by painting portraits. In 1811 he got a job as a teacher of arts for the children of Count Gyulay in Croatia. After 3 years he returned to Vienna and started to improve his skills by copying the works of old masters. Waldmeller later became interested in nature and thus started painting landscapes (genre painting). His most notable work lies in the depiction of nature, where his sense for colours and large knowledge of nature helped him to achieve masterly skills. In 1823 he made a painting of Ludwig van Beethoven. He was professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna,   Related Paintings of Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller :. | The Birthday Table | Wolfgangsee | Der Geburtstagstisch | Vorfruhling im Wienerwald | Bildnis Johanna Borckenstein |
Related Artists:
August Peters
painted Cottage with lake and mountains in 1847
Marie Wiegmann
painted Mrs. Carl vom Rath in 1866
Antwerp of Leiden
ca.1500/50