Die ereilten Flüchtlinge

Die ereilten Flüchtlinge by Eduard Kurzbauer

Medium

Öl auf Papier auf Leinwand

Dimensions

51 x 74 cm

Classification

Gemälde

Department

Belvedere Collection

Museum

Belvedere

Credit

Belvedere, Vienna

Accession Number

5729

About this artwork

Skizze zu Inv.-Nr. 3559

Art Historical Context

Eduard Kurzbauer's *Die ereilten Flchtlinge* (1870) is a dynamic oil sketch on paper laid on canvas, 51 x 74 cm, housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection. a preparatory study (Skizze) for the larger painting Inv.-Nr. 3559, it captures the artist's process in the tradition of 19th-century Austrian genre painting. Kurzb (1840–1912), a prominent Realist known for vivid depictions of everyday life, military scenes, and dramatic narratives, likely drew from contemporary turmoil—such as the Franco-Prussian War—to evoke urgency and emotion in this work. The medium itself is noteworthy: oil on paper, ...

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