Alberto Issel (1848–1926) was an Italian painter.

Biography

He was a resident of

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and a pupil of the Accademia Ligustica. He won awards while a student for engravings in 1869 and 1870. He then studied in Florence under Carlo Markò the Younger. He frequented the company of the

Macchiaioli The Macchiaioli () were a group of Italian painters active in Tuscany in the second half of the nineteenth century. They strayed from antiquated conventions taught by the Italian art academies, and did much of their painting outdoors in order to ...

at the

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, then moved to Rome where he was influenced by the circle formed around Mariano Fortuny. He participated briefly in the Garibaldi exhibitions, and painted military subjects. In 1872, he worked along with

Ernesto Rayper Ernesto Rayper (1 November 1840, Genoa - 5 August 1873, Stella) was an Italian painter and engraver. He was the founder of what came to be known as the (Gray School) of landscape painting and was associated with the Macchiaioli. Biography In 18 ...

in the School of Rivara, who like the earlier Macchiaioli delighted in painting out of doors. He frequently painted landscapes. Among his main works: ''Armonie'' exhibited in 1877 in Naples; ''Recidiro''; ''Tempo piovoso'', and ''Uomini di punto'' exhibited in 1880 at Turin; ''Ricordi di riviera'' exhibited in 1881 in Milan. He also painted various oil and watercolor seascapes. After 1880, an ocular malady impaired his ability to paint.Istituto Matteucci

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Paintings by Issel
at the Instituto Documentazione Arte Ligure. 1848 births 1926 deaths Painters from Genoa 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters 20th-century Italian male artists 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub