Theodor Von Hörmann

A remarkable chapter is emerging in the heart of the Austrian artistic landscape, involving the life story of Theodor Hörmann von Hörbach (b. December 13, 1840 in Imst, Tyrol; † July 1, 1895 in Graz), an excellent landscape painter. His life was marked by numerous twists and turns, beginning with his service in the Imperial Austrian Army, where he participated in the Sardinian War of 1859 and the German War of 1866, and ending with his remarkable rise to the rank of first lieutenant. His path to art began in 1873, when he interrupted his military career to study at the prestigious Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels von Lichtenfels and Anselm Feuerbach . As early as 1875 he was appointed teacher of freehand drawing and fencing at the military secondary school in Sankt Pölten. His military engagement finally ended with his marriage to Laura Bertuch in 1884. With newfound freedom, Hörmann began to expand his artistic abilities through extensive study trips.