Hans Makart
1840-1884 Austria/Impressionism
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Brief Biography-Hans Makart was born in Salzburg in 1840. He was a history and portrait painter whose style profoundly influenced Austrian painters, Gustave Klimt being the most famous. He first studied at the Vienna Academy in 1850, and in 1861, he became a disciple of Karl Theodor von Piloty at the Munch Academy. Makart was a highly esteemed painter, interior designer, and decorator to such an extent that his style characterised his era in Austrian art; it was the precursor of the Art Nouveau style. |
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