Franz Rumpler (4 December 1848,

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- 7 March 1922, Klosterneuburg) was an Austrian

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and landscape painter.

Biography

He was the son of Johann Baptist Rumpler (1807–1876), a wood carver, and brother of Johann Rumpler, the Younger (1845–1918), a wood sculptor. His first lessons came from his father. After displaying unusual talent, he was sent to Vienna for further study, at the age of fifteen, and received several prizes for his work. He attracted the attention of Cardinal

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and, with his financial support, was able to study at the Academy of Fine Arts with

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. From 1871 to 1875, he made several study trips to Italy. During this time, he also took lessons from

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. He made another study trip to France in 1879. During the 1890s, he served as a Professor of

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at the Academy. His students included

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, , , Koloman Moser and . In 1897, he held his largest exhibition, with over 230 works, and was named an

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in his hometown of Tachau. In 1904, he settled in Klosterneuburg, where he came under the influence of the Barbizon school and founded the "Klosterneuburger Künstlerbundes" (Artists' association). He also promoted the careers of promising young artists, such as

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. Later, he became a member of the "Society for the Promotion of German Science, Arts and Literature in Bohemia" and was named a

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; a position he held until the title was abolished in 1919. He was awarded the

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, Third Class, in 1908. He died in 1922 and was interred at the Wiener Zentralfriedhof.

Legacy

In 1929, following the death of his wife, Marie, his estate was auctioned off and the proceeds donated to various charities for the blind.
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A street in the Viennese district of

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was named after him in 1936.

Selected paintings

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Biography

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Selected paintings

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