Die ereilten Flüchtlinge

Die ereilten Flüchtlinge by Eduard Kurzbauer

Medium

Öl auf Leinwand

Dimensions

101 x 143 cm

Classification

Gemälde

Department

Belvedere Collection

Museum

Belvedere

Credit

Belvedere, Vienna

Accession Number

3559

Art Historical Context

Eduard Kurzbauer's *Die erschreckten Flücht* (The Frightened Refugees), in 1870, a moment of urgent flight in oil on canvas, measuring 101 x 143 cm. This evocative work from the Belvedere Collection in Vienna showcases the Austrian artist's mastery of genre painting, a style popular in the late 19th century for depicting everyday human drama with emotional depth and realism. Kurzbauer, known for his of ordinary life infused with pathos, likely drew from the turbulent era around the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and the Franco-Prussian War, evoking the plight of displaced people amid Europe's shi...

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