Anton Altmann (1808–1871) was an Austrian landscape painter.

Life

Altmann, was born in

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on 4 June 1808. His father, also called Anton, and his grandfather Joseph were both painters. He studied from nature, and under the instruction of Mössmer at the

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. After being instructor in drawing to Count

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in Hungary, he settled in Vienna, and became famous as a

landscape painter Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent compo ...

. He died there in 1871.

Works

Among his most important works are the following: *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.

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* 19th-century Austrian painters Austrian male painters 1808 births 1871 deaths Artists from Vienna Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni 19th-century Austrian male artists {{Austria-painter-stub