Hans Zatzka (austria 1859-1945), Still Life With Flowers, Birds And Butterflies

A splendid still life with flowers, birds and butterflies was created at the end of the 19th century by the very famous and highly rated Austrian artist Hans Zatzka (1859- Vienna -1945). Today, his paintings achieve remarkable prices on the international art auction market. Hans Zatzka studied from 1877 to 1882 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Christian Griepenkerl and Carl von Blaas. As a student at the Academy, he was awarded a Füger Gold Medal. As a decorative painter, he favored subjects from Wagner's operas and mythological scenes. Zatzka was very popular for his paintings of pretty girls, allegorical scenes with nymphs and putti, oriental genre paintings. For further works by this painter on our website, see items no. 2293, 2425, 2506, 2510, 3208 on our website.

Provenance: Viennese private estate.
Literature: "General Lexicon of Artists" by Thieme/Becker and "Dictionary of Austrian Artists" by Prof. H. Fuchs (in German).
Inscription: signed H. Zatzka lower center, on the back the artist's inscription in German: "Jede Art Vervielfaltigung vorbehalten. Hans Zatzka" (in English: "Every type of repetition is reserved by the artist. Hans Zatzka").
Technique: oil on canvas. Luxurious original gilded period frame.
Dimensions: unframed w 31 1/2" x h 25" (80 x 63.5 cm), framed w 37 1/4" x h 30 3/4" (94.5 x 78 cm).
Condition: in very good condition.