Alois ARNEGGER

Alois Arnegger completed his art studies at the renowned Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under the guidance of renowned teachers such as Robert Russ and August Eisenmenger. His outstanding skills as a landscape painter quickly earned him recognition on the art scene. In the early years of his career, he devoted himself in particular to depicting Austrian landscapes, including the majestic Alps and the picturesque wine-growing village of Senftenberg, where he liked to spend his summer holidays. The idyllic Hinterbrühl, the birthplace of four of his six children – Gottfried (1908), Maria (1909), Auguste (1912) and Ernest (1917) – also served as a source of inspiration for him.

After extensive study trips through Italy in the 1920s, Arnegger’s creative focus increasingly shifted to Mediterranean coastal landscapes. His works bear witness to his fascination for places such as Naples, Capri and San Remo, which he captured with masterful brushstrokes and a sense of atmosphere.

In the tradition of some other landscape painters of his time, Arnegger strove to soothe a society marked by industrialization and wars. He tried to revive their longing for intact nature and an intact world, often in the form of so-called “Alpine romanticism”. Through this endeavor, he eventually achieved considerable fame.

Alois Arnegger died in Vienna in 1963 at the age of 84. His son, Gottfried Arnegger (1908-1943), also followed the family’s artistic path and made a name for himself as a painter.