Olga Wisinger-Florian

Olga Wisinger-Florian, taken around 1890

Olga Wisinger-Florian (November 1, 1844 - February 27, 1926) was an Austrian impressionist painter, mainly of landscapes and flower still lifes. She was a notable representative of Austrian Mood Impressionism.

Having trained as a concert pianist, Wisinger-Florian switched to painting in the mid-1870s. She was a student of Melchior Fritsch, August Schaeffer, and Emil Jakob Schindler. From 1881 she regularly showed paintings at the annual exhibitions mounted at the artist's house and later often showed at Vienna Secession exhibitions. Work she showed at the Paris and Chicago international exhibitions earned her worldwide acclaim. The artist, who was also active in the middle-class women's movements of the time, was awarded numerous distinctions and prizes. Wisinger-Florian's early paintings can be assigned to what is known as Austrian Mood Impressionism. In her landscape paintings she adopted Schindler's sublime approach to nature. The motifs she employed, such as views of tree-lined avenues, gardens and fields, were strongly reminiscent of her teacher's work. After breaking with Schindler in 1884, however, the artist went her own way. Her conception of landscape became more realistic. Her late work is notable for a lurid palette, with discernible overtones of Expressionism. With landscape and flower pictures that were already Expressionist in palette by the 1890s, she was years ahead of her time.

Works by Olga Wisinger-Florian

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  Landschaft (1906-1908)

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References

1. M. Schwab, Olga Wisinger-Florian, master's thesis, Vienna, 1991
2. R. Müller and P. Weninger, Die Schule von Plankenberg, exhibition guide, Vienna, 1991
3. A. F. Seligmann, Olga Wisinger-Florian, Neue Freie Presse, 3.11.1924
4. Bärbel Holaus, Olga Wisinger-Florian (1844 - 1926) : Arrangement mit dem "Männlichen" in der Kunst, in: Jahrhundert der Frauen : vom Impressionismus zur Gegenwart ; Österreich 1870 bis heute, Ed.: Ingried Brugger, Wien : Kunstforum, 1999, S. 84 - 103
5. Eisenberg, Ludwig, Künstler- und Schriftstellerlexikon "Das geistige Wien", 1891, S. 406, Wien, Verlag: Heinrich Brockhausen
6. Edith Futscher, Olga Wisinger-Florian. In: exhibition catalogue Kunsthaus Mürzzuschlag "Natürliche Natur. Österreichische Malerei des Stimmungsimpressionismus"., 1994, 250 S., OWF: S. 214-217, Mürzzuschlag
7. Herta Kratzer, Die großen Österreicherinnen. 90 außergewöhnliche Frauen im Porträt., 2001, Wien, Ueberreuter
8. Peter Weninger, Olga Wisinger-Florian, Katalog zur Ausstellung im NÖ Landesmuseum. Die Schule von Plankenberg, Emil Jakob Schindler und der österreichische Stimmungsimpressionismus., 1991, S. 45-47, 148, Graz
9. Herbert Zeman, Die Porträtmalerin Marie Müller 1847-1935. Leben und Werk. Samt ihrem Briefwechsel mit der Dichterin Marie v. Ebner-Eschenbach und unter Berücks. d. Porträtmalerin Bertha Müller 1848-1937., 2002, S. 124, Wien, Verlag: Eigenverlag

External links

1. http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.w/w829941.htm Olga Wisinger-Florian at Austrian encyclopedia AEIOU.at

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Name	Wisinger-Florian, Olga
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Date of birth	November 1, 1844
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Date of death	February 27, 1926
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