Edmund Mahlknecht

In the rich tableau of the Austrian art scene, Edmund Mahlknecht occupies a very special position. Born in Vienna on November 12, 1820, his creative genius unfolded at a young age and grew into a comprehensive oeuvre by the time of his death on February 26, 1903. Each of his brushstrokes that hits the canvas tells its own story - stories that are carefully captured and retold in our art prints. The germ of his artistic creativity was discovered early. Under the attentive guidance of his drawing teacher Joseph Hasslwander Mahlknecht's talents were recognized and nurtured. He received even more encouragement and technique in his first painting lessons with his older brother Karl, a renowned engraver, photographer and painter. In 1836 Mahlknecht began his formal training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he was taught by Professors Joseph Mössmer and Franz Steinfeld the younger. His studies led him to landscape painting under the guidance of Anton Hansch in 1839.