Portrait of Albin Egger-Lienz

Meet the 100 Most Famous Paintings by Albin Egger-Lienz

Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 185 works by Albin Egger-Lienz in our catalogue

In short

If you know one Albin Egger-Lienz painting, it's probably Good Friday (1892). From Him (1887) and Saint Sebastian (1887) round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 185 works by Albin Egger-Lienz. Below are the 100 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.

1868 – 1926, Stribach Expressionism Most works: Schloss Bruck
Good Friday (1892) by Albin Egger-Lienz1. Good Friday 1892 From Him (1887) by Albin Egger-Lienz2. From Him 1887 Saint Sebastian (1887) by Albin Egger-Lienz3. Saint Sebastian 1887

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More Albin Egger-Lienz favourites, 11 to 100

11Life by Albin Egger-LienzLife 12The Grace Before Meals by Albin Egger-LienzThe Grace Before Meals 13A Farewell in Tirol in the Year 1809 by Albin Egger-LienzA Farewell in Tirol in the Year 1809Schloss Bruck 14The mower by Albin Egger-LienzThe mower 15Mothers by Albin Egger-LienzMothersTiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum 16Feldsegen by Albin Egger-LienzFeldsegen 17Studies Of A Baby by Albin Egger-LienzStudies Of A Baby 18Head-study For The Work by Albin Egger-LienzHead-study For The Work 19The Hail Mary After The Kamp On Mount Isel by Albin Egger-LienzThe Hail Mary After The Kamp On Mount Isel 20The Artists Daughter Ila - by Albin Egger-LienzThe Artists Daughter Ila - 21Study To The War-women - by Albin Egger-LienzStudy To The War-women - 22Studies To The Spring by Albin Egger-LienzStudies To The Spring 23Study To The Resurrection by Albin Egger-LienzStudy To The Resurrection 24The Artists Mother Maria Trojer by Albin Egger-LienzThe Artists Mother Maria Trojer 25Study To The War-women by Albin Egger-LienzStudy To The War-women 26After the peace agreement by Albin Egger-LienzAfter the peace agreementSchloss Bruck 27The Nameless - by Albin Egger-LienzThe Nameless - 28Saint sebastian by Albin Egger-LienzSaint sebastian 29Haspinger 1809 (1908) by Albin Egger-LienzHaspinger 18091908 30The Farmer by Albin Egger-LienzThe Farmer 31Early self-portrait by Albin Egger-LienzEarly self-portrait 32Farm village in Count by Albin Egger-LienzFarm village in CountSchloss Bruck 33The venison dealer by Albin Egger-LienzThe venison dealerSchloss Bruck 34Field blessing by Albin Egger-LienzField blessing 35The Sandpergerin Rottin and his wife by Albin Egger-LienzThe Sandpergerin Rottin and his wife 36The dead christ by Albin Egger-LienzThe dead christSchloss Bruck 37Entry of King Etzel in Vienna by Albin Egger-LienzEntry of King Etzel in Vienna 38Madonna - by Albin Egger-LienzMadonna - 39Christnacht by Albin Egger-LienzChristnacht 40German princes with dagger by Albin Egger-LienzGerman princes with dagger 41Ideal female head by Albin Egger-LienzIdeal female head 42Man's head by Albin Egger-LienzMan's headSchloss Bruck 43Pieta by Albin Egger-LienzPietaLeopold Museum 44Aspinger Anno Nine by Albin Egger-LienzAspinger Anno Nine 45Sower and the Devil by Albin Egger-LienzSower and the Devil 46The Artists Son Fred by Albin Egger-LienzThe Artists Son Fred 47Christoph Rott, Ein Bauer (1910) by Albin Egger-LienzChristoph Rott, Ein Bauer1910 48Totentanz, Vierte Fassung (1915) by Albin Egger-LienzTotentanz, Vierte Fassung1915 49Die Alten (1914) by Albin Egger-LienzDie Alten1914 50Vorfrühling (1917) by Albin Egger-LienzVorfrühling1917 51At Calvary Hill in Bozen (1922) by Albin Egger-LienzAt Calvary Hill in Bozen1922 52Dead Hares (1925) by Albin Egger-LienzDead Hares1925 53Sturm (1925) by Albin Egger-LienzSturm1925 54Sturm (1925) by Albin Egger-LienzSturm1925 55Sturm (1925) by Albin Egger-LienzSturm1925 56Sturm (1925) by Albin Egger-LienzSturm1925 57Ila, die jüngere Tochter des Künstlers (1920) by Albin Egger-LienzIla, die jüngere Tochter des Künstlers1920 · Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz 58Holy-Night by Albin Egger-LienzHoly-Night 59Study To The Men Without Names by Albin Egger-LienzStudy To The Men Without Names 60Lumberjack, Charcoal by Albin Egger-LienzLumberjack, Charcoal 61Head Of A Young Man by Albin Egger-LienzHead Of A Young Man 62Field Of Corpses Ii by Albin Egger-LienzField Of Corpses IiHeeresgeschichtliches Museum 63The procession I by Albin Egger-LienzThe procession I 64Storm. the nameless by Albin Egger-LienzStorm. the nameless 65The Nameless by Albin Egger-LienzThe Nameless 66The Reaper by Albin Egger-LienzThe ReaperLeopold Museum 67The risen lord by Albin Egger-LienzThe risen lord 68Final by Albin Egger-LienzFinal 69The sea, Katwijk by Albin Egger-LienzThe sea, KatwijkSchloss Bruck 70Sketch of a gun by Albin Egger-LienzSketch of a gun 71Toter Soldat Der Mass Bird Eroica by Albin Egger-LienzToter Soldat Der Mass Bird EroicaHeeresgeschichtliches Museum 72Husband And Wife by Albin Egger-LienzHusband And Wife 73Oriental pathetic stretching out his arm by Albin Egger-LienzOriental pathetic stretching out his arm 74Ruhende Hirten by Albin Egger-LienzRuhende Hirten 75Three studies Eyes by Albin Egger-LienzThree studies Eyes 76Head of a Woman by Albin Egger-LienzHead of a Woman 77The Sea by Albin Egger-LienzThe Sea 78Ornamentales übungsblatt by Albin Egger-LienzOrnamentales übungsblatt 79Boy At The Spring by Albin Egger-LienzBoy At The Spring 80The ancients by Albin Egger-LienzThe ancients 81Sketch of two feet by Albin Egger-LienzSketch of two feet 82On the stairs by Albin Egger-LienzOn the stairs 83Mary the sister of the artist by Albin Egger-LienzMary the sister of the artist 84Baroque church interior by Albin Egger-LienzBaroque church interior 85The War by Albin Egger-LienzThe War 86The loggers by Albin Egger-LienzThe loggersSchloss Bruck 87Self potrait by Albin Egger-LienzSelf potrait 88Of cruciferous man's head by Albin Egger-LienzOf cruciferous man's head 89The Risen Christ by Albin Egger-LienzThe Risen Christ 90Danse Macabre by Albin Egger-LienzDanse Macabre 91Entry of King Etzel in Vienna - maid of honor by Albin Egger-LienzEntry of King Etzel in Vienna - maid of honor 92Studies of a putto by Albin Egger-LienzStudies of a putto 93Portrait of a woman in Tyrolean costume by Albin Egger-LienzPortrait of a woman in Tyrolean costume 94Father and son by Albin Egger-LienzFather and son 95Christoph Rott, a farmer by Albin Egger-LienzChristoph Rott, a farmer 96Purple mallows, holy island by Albin Egger-LienzPurple mallows, holy island 97The Tyrolean waitress by Albin Egger-LienzThe Tyrolean waitressSchloss Bruck 98Portrait lorli by Albin Egger-LienzPortrait lorli 99Kaiserschutze by Albin Egger-LienzKaiserschutze 100Watch dolomites by Albin Egger-LienzWatch dolomites

Albin Egger-Lienz's paintings, period by period

Early Modern

1925 · 3 works in this list
Sturm (1925), Albin Egger-Lienz #54 Sturm 1925 Sturm (1925), Albin Egger-Lienz #55 Sturm 1925 Portrait lorli, Albin Egger-Lienz #98 Portrait lorli

Late Medieval

3 works in this list
The Artists Daughter Ila -, Albin Egger-Lienz #20 The Artists Daughter Ila - Studies To The Spring, Albin Egger-Lienz #22 Studies To The Spring Madonna -, Albin Egger-Lienz #38 Madonna -

Mature Period

15 works in this list
Study To The Resurrection, Albin Egger-Lienz #23 Study To The Resurrection The Farmer, Albin Egger-Lienz #30 The Farmer The Sandpergerin Rottin and his wife, Albin Egger-Lienz #35 The Sandpergerin Rottin and his wife The dead christ, Albin Egger-Lienz #36 The dead christ Schloss Bruck Entry of King Etzel in Vienna, Albin Egger-Lienz #37 Entry of King Etzel in Vienna

What Albin Egger-Lienz painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Austrian art 9 works

The Artists Daughter Ila -, Albin Egger-Lienz #20 The Artists Daughter Ila - Study To The Resurrection, Albin Egger-Lienz #23 Study To The Resurrection The dead christ, Albin Egger-Lienz #36 The dead christ Schloss Bruck Entry of King Etzel in Vienna, Albin Egger-Lienz #37 Entry of King Etzel in Vienna

Women 5 works

Study To The War-women -, Albin Egger-Lienz #21 Study To The War-women - Study To The War-women, Albin Egger-Lienz #25 Study To The War-women The Sandpergerin Rottin and his wife, Albin Egger-Lienz #35 The Sandpergerin Rottin and his wife Head of a Woman, Albin Egger-Lienz #76 Head of a Woman

Melancholy 5 works

Early self-portrait, Albin Egger-Lienz #31 Early self-portrait Man's head, Albin Egger-Lienz #42 Man's head Schloss Bruck The Artists Son Fred, Albin Egger-Lienz #46 The Artists Son Fred Study To The Resurrection, Albin Egger-Lienz #23 Study To The Resurrection

Body 4 works

Head-study For The Work, Albin Egger-Lienz #18 Head-study For The Work Head Of A Young Man, Albin Egger-Lienz #61 Head Of A Young Man Of cruciferous man's head, Albin Egger-Lienz #88 Of cruciferous man's head Head of a Woman, Albin Egger-Lienz #76 Head of a Woman

Where you can see Albin Egger-Lienz's paintings

The 5 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Albin Egger-Lienz Paintings from this list
Schloss Bruck, LienzSchloss Bruck Lienz 20 Saint Sebastian, On the Church Choir of the Lienzer Pfarrkirche St. Andrä, Hulda
Leopold Museum, ViennaLeopold Museum Vienna 3 Pieta, The Reaper
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, ViennaHeeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna 3 Field Of Corpses Ii, Toter Soldat Der Mass Bird Eroica
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, InnsbruckTiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck 1 Mothers
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, LinzLentos Kunstmuseum Linz Linz 1 Ila, die jüngere Tochter des Künstlers

Albin Egger-Lienz decade by decade: one standout piece each

Works per decade

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Your questions about Albin Egger-Lienz's paintings

Which Albin Egger-Lienz painting is the most famous?See the answer

Top of the list is Good Friday (1892). Right behind it: From Him (1887) and Saint Sebastian (1887).

How old was Albin Egger-Lienz when Good Friday was made?See the answer

24 years old. Albin Egger-Lienz was born in 1868, and Good Friday dates from 1892.

What are the 10 best-known Albin Egger-Lienz paintings?See the answer

Good Friday, From Him, Saint Sebastian, On the Church Choir of the Lienzer Pfarrkirche St. Andrä, Madonna, Hulda, The Man Behind the Crucifer (The Cross), Cesurrection Of Christ, The Sower - and Carpenters working in a mountain Village. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many paintings did Albin Egger-Lienz create?See the answer

We have 185 works by Albin Egger-Lienz in our catalogue, dated 1887 to 1925.

Where can you see Albin Egger-Lienz's famous paintings?See the answer

You'll find most of them in Schloss Bruck (Lienz), Leopold Museum (Vienna) and Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Vienna). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When did Albin Egger-Lienz paint the best-known pieces?See the answer

In 1920s, more than any other time: 7 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, At Calvary Hill in Bozen among them.

Which famous Albin Egger-Lienz paintings came first and last?See the answer

The earliest piece here is From Him (1887); the most recent is Dead Hares (1925).

What subjects show up most in Albin Egger-Lienz's paintings?See the answer

Austrian art (9), Women (5) and Melancholy (5), out of the 100 pieces on this page.

What art movement was Albin Egger-Lienz part of?See the answer

Expressionism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

Which Albin Egger-Lienz pieces can you see at the Schloss Bruck?See the answer

You can see 13 of the pieces on this page at the Schloss Bruck, Lienz, including Saint Sebastian, On the Church Choir of the Lienzer Pfarrkirche St. Andrä and Hulda.

Can I get a reproduction of a Albin Egger-Lienz painting?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

Getting to know Albin Egger-Lienz

Albin Egger-Lienz: Life and Legacy

Early Life and Training

  • Born: January 29, 1868, in Dölsach-Stribach near Lienz, Tyrol, Austria.
  • Parentage: He was the natural son of Maria Trojer, a peasant girl, and Georg Egger, a church painter. He later adopted his father’s surname combined with his birthplace.
  • His initial artistic education came from his father, laying the foundation for his future career.
  • He continued his studies at the Academy in Munich, where he was profoundly influenced by artists like Franz Defregger and Jean-François Millet.

Artistic Development and Influences

  • Egger-Lienz’s early works focused on scenes of peasant life and historical events, particularly the Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809.
  • Key Influence: The artist Ferdinand Hodler significantly impacted Egger-Lienz's style, leading to a monumental expressiveness characterized by heroic figures in stage-like spaces.
  • He joined the Vienna Secession in 1909, further solidifying his position within the Austrian art scene.
  • His artistic language evolved towards strongly outlined, massive forms painted with an almost monochromatic palette of earth colors.

Major Works and Achievements

  • Notable Paintings: Some of his most renowned works include “Der Totentanz von anno neun” (1906-1908), “Almlandschaft im Ötztal” (1911), and “Den Namenlosen” (1916).
  • He participated in the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900, receiving a bronze medal for his painting "Feldsegen."
  • During World War I, he served as a war painter on the southern Austrian front.
  • His later works often incorporated religious themes alongside scenes of peasant life, such as “Christ’s Resurrection.”

Historical Significance and Legacy

  • Unique Style: Egger-Lienz blended elements of Expressionism with traditional Austrian art, creating a distinctive style that set him apart from his contemporaries.
  • His work often explored themes of heroism, sacrifice, and the connection between humanity and nature.
  • He declined multiple professorships at prestigious academies, preferring to maintain artistic independence.
  • Lasting Impact: His paintings continue to be celebrated for their emotional power and monumental scale, representing a significant contribution to Austrian art history.

Final Years and Death

  • Egger-Lienz spent his final years painting frescoes for the Memorial Chapel of the Fallen in War in Lienz.
  • Death: He passed away on November 4, 1926, in St. Justina-Rentsch, Bozen/Bolzano, South Tyrol/Alto Adige, Italy, leaving behind a rich artistic legacy.

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