Ludwig hans fischer biography of george michael
Ludwig hans fischer biography of george michael
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Ludwig Hans Fischer
Ludwig Hans Fischer | |
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| Born | (1848-03-02)2 March 1848 Salzburg, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 24 April 1915(1915-04-24) (aged 67) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Education | Vienna Academy of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Painter, watercolorist, engraver, illustrator, ethnologist, author |
| Movement | Orientalist |
Ludwig Hans Fischer (2 March 1848 - 24 April 1915) was an Austrian landscape painter, copper engraver, etcher and ethnologist.
He was noted for his paintings of Oriental subjects, especially African and Indian women wearing traditional costume.
Biography
A pupil, at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, of Eduard von Lichtenfels in painting, of Louis Jacoby in engraving, and of William Unger in etching.[1] After completing his studies, in around 1875, he travelled to Italy, Spain, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine and India before settling in Vienna.
In 1879 he exhibited in Vienna and in the same yea