Franz von Defregger (Austrian 1835-1921)

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Franz von Defregger was born in the Austrian Tyrol in 1835. He later became a pupil of the Munich Academy and was tutored by Piloty. He quickly achieved fame as a painter of fine portraits and genre scenes. He came to be seen as an important exponent of the Munich school of painters and was made president of their Academy in 1883.

Franz von Defregger (Austrian 1835-1921)

Tiroler Knabe

Details

Franz von Defregger (Austrian 1835-1921)
Tiroler Knabe
signed 'Defregger' (upper right)
oil on panel
4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (11.8 x 9.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The subject of this portrait may be a younger version of Franzi whom Defregger painted in 1880 (see pg 298 of the monograph by Hans Peter Defregger - Rosenheimer Verlagshaus). The sitter may also be a version of no.68 Tiroler Knabe in the Defregger monograph by Udolf Rofenburg. (This is also illustrated on pg 321 of the Rosenheimer book.)

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