ARTIST: Robert Fuchs (Austro-Hungarian, 1896 - 1981)
NAME: Portrait of Old Woman
YEAR: 1932
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Paint losses mostly along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 14 inches / 45 x 35 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available)
SIGNATURE: upper right and on verso
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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SKU#: 118941
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BIOGRAPHY:
During the first worldwar the Austro-Hungarian empire used artist to make professional paintings of the war. Not only local but also foreign artists, even a quite famous Dutch artist acted as such, but that is a different story alltogether. These painters did not become part of the army but were paid by it for their services, they were called war painters or in German Kriegsmaler. Sometimes they were attached to a specific unit or a theatre of war.Robert Fuchs, born in 1896 was such a painter. After the war he went on to become a fulltime professional artist after completing his studies on the Viennese Academy for the Arts. Despite specializing in portraits one of his most famous paintings became the official painting for the 1955 Austrian State.