Alfred Friedländer Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Alfred Friedländer
Early Life, Family and Training Born in the city of Vienna on 21 September 1860, Alfred Friedländer entered a world where the brush and palette were part of the family legacy. He was the son of the painter Friedrich Friedländer, a man who had already established himself within the artistic circles of the era. This lineage of creativity extended to his sisters, Camilla Friedländer and Hedwig Friedländer, both of whom were also painters.
Growing up in such an environment, the young Alfred was surrounded by the practicalities and the quiet ambitions of a household dedicated to the visual arts. His formal education began early, as he sought to refine the instincts inherited from his father. In 1874, he entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna to begin his studies. This period of training provided the essential foundation for his later pursuits, grounding him in the tr…