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 in painting of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, rivers, trees, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a cohe ...

. He died there in 1871.

Works

Among his most important works are the following: *Cloister of the Convent 'Maria Schein,' in

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. 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 Painters from Vienna Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni 19th-century Austrian male artists {{Austria-painter-stub