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August Friedrich Oelenhainz (June 28, 1745 – November 5, 1804) was a German painter.
Oelenhainz's father was a preacher. He studied under his uncle Wolfgang Dietrich Mayr in Profile of Susette Hirzel
in the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''.
August Friedrich Oelenhainz (June 28, 1745 – November 5, 1804) was a German painter.
Oelenhainz's father was a preacher. He studied under his uncle Wolfgang Dietrich Mayr in Tübingen
Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in three ...
, and then later at the art school in Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Sw ...
with the Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
court painter Johann Wilhelm Beyer
Johann Wilhelm Beyer (27 December 1725 in Gotha, † 23 March 1796 in Hietzing), a German sculptor, porcelain artist, painter and garden designer. Beyer has the largest share in the design of the gardens and statues of Schönbrunn Palace, which is ...
. In 1766 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria.
History
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...
. Oelenhainz moved to Vienna, where in the imperial court he rapidly became a popular painter. He primarily painted portraits. From 1790 he worked in 1792 in Zurich and Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
, website ...
. From 1800 he lived in 1801 in Stuttgart and Ulm
Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...
. In 1803 he traveled to Paris and on the way home died unexpectedly in 1804. Oelenhainz was never married.
The painter Susette Hirzel studied briefly with Oelenhainz.in the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''.
References
Sources
* Albert Ilg, Julius Hartmann: Oelenhainz, August Friedrich. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 24. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 284ff.External links
* * 1745 births 1803 deaths 18th-century German painters 18th-century German male artists German male painters 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists {{Germany-painter-stub