Life and Artistic Career
Born in Milan, Italy, Richard Harlfinger later moved to Vienna, where he attended gymnasium and studied mathematics and physics. His formal artistic training began at the private Strehblow School in Vienna and continued at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Nikolaus Gysis and Carl von Marr. Harlfinger was a painter, designer, book illustrator, and art educator.
His professional journey included serving as a war painter for the k.u.k. War Press Headquarters during the First World War. He was also deeply involved in the Viennese art scene, joining the Vienna Secession in 1906 and later serving as its president in 1918 and 1919. As an educator, he taught drawing and painting courses at the Olga Mayr Private School in Mödling and later at the Vienna Women's Academy until 1939.
Themes and Notable Works
While his early work included figure paintings such as Walpurgismorgen and Seiltänzer, Harlfinger eventually turned his focus toward landscape painting, with a particular preference for Alpine landscapes. His diverse body of work is held in various collections, including the Belvedere in Vienna and the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum. His notable subjects include:
In addition to his landscapes, he produced works such as Der Soldatenfriedhof in Slowiki Nowa (1918) and various portraits of notable figures in Mödling.
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Richard Harlfinger е роден в Milan, Italy.
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