Anton (''Antal'') Zilzer (1860,

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– November 16, 1921), was a Hungarian

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. He was a pupil of Rauscher, Gregusz, and Székely at the national model school of design, and later studied at the

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under Raupp, Hackl, Seitz, and Herterich, completing his education at

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, and

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. He devoted himself especially to

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, and received the Munich gold medal in 1887. His paintings include: * ''Alone in the Woods'' * ''Ludwig II on His Funeral Bier'' * ''Forest Idyls'' * ''Sunset on the Lake of Constance''

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