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.
Start here: the top 10 Albin Egger-Lienz paintings
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Albin Egger-Lienz's paintings, period by period
Early Modern
1925 · 3 works in this listLate Medieval
3 works in this listMature Period
15 works in this listWhat 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
Women 5 works
Melancholy 5 works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lienz | 20 | Saint Sebastian, On the Church Choir of the Lienzer Pfarrkirche St. Andrä, Hulda | |
| Beč | 3 | Pieta, The Reaper | |
| Vienna | 3 | Field Of Corpses Ii, Toter Soldat Der Mass Bird Eroica | |
| Innsbruck | 1 | Mothers | |
| 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 (Beč) 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: Život i nasleđe
Rano detinjstvo i obuka
- Rođen: 29. januara 1868. godine, u Dölsach-Stribachu, blizu Lienza, Tirol, Austrija.
- Poreklo: Bio je vanbračni sin Marije Trojer, seljanke, i Georga Eggera, crkvenog slikara. Kasnije je usvojio očevo prezime spojeno sa mestom svog rođenja.
- Njegovo početno umetničko obrazovanje poticalo je od njegovog oca, što je postavilo temelje za njegovu buduću karijeru.
- Svoje studije nastavio je na Akademiji u Minhenu, gde su na njega duboko utical umetnici poput Franca Defreggera i Žana-Fransoa Miléa.
Umetnički razvoj i uticaji
- Egger-Lienzova rana dela fokusirala su se na prizore seljačkog života i istorijske događaje, posebno na Tirolski ustanak iz 1809. godine.
- Ključni uticaj: Umetnik Ferdinand Hodler značajno je uticao na Egger-Lienzov stil, vodeći ka monumentalnoj ekspresivnosti koju karakterišu herojske figure u prostorima nalik scenama.
- Pridružio se Bečkoj secesiji 1909. godine, čime je dodatno učvrstio svoju poziciju u austrijskoj umetničkoj sceni.
- Njegov umetnički jezik evoluirao je ka snažno naglašenim, masivnim formama slikanim gotovo monohromatskom paletom zemljane boje.
Glavna dela i dostignuća
- Značajne slike: Neka od njegovih najpoznatijih dela uključuju „Der Totentanz von anno neun“ (1906-1908), „Almlandschaft im Ötztal“ (1911) i „Den Namenlosen“ (1916).
- Učestvovao je na Univerzalnoj izložbi u Parizu 1900. godine, gde je osvojio bronzanu medalju za svoju sliku „Feldsegen“.
- Tokom Prvog svetskog rata služio je kao ratni slikar na južnom austrijskom frontu.
- Njegova kasnija dela često su uključivala religijske teme uporedo sa prizorima seljačkog života, kao što je „Hristovo vaskrsenje“.
Istorijski značaj i nasleđe
- Jedinstven stil: Egger-Lienz je spojio elemente ekspresionizma sa tradicionalnom austrijskom umetnošću, kreirajući prepoznatljiv stil koji ga je izdvajao od savremenika.
- Njegov rad je često istraživao teme herojstva, žrtve i povezanosti između čovečanstva i prirode.
- Odbio je više profesorskih mesta na prestižnim akademijama, želeći da zadrži umetničku nezavisnost.
- Trajni uticaj: Njegove slike se i dalje slave zbog svoje emocionalne snage i monumentalnog obima, predstavljajući značajan doprinos istoriji austrijske umetnosti.
Poslednje godine i smrt
- Egger-Lienz je svoje poslednje godine proveo slikajući freske za Memorijalnu kapelu palih u ratu u Lienz-u.
- Smrt: Preminuo je 4. novembra 1926. godine, u Svetoj Justini-Rentsch, Bozen/Bolzano, Južni Tirol/Alto Adige, Italija, ostavljajući za sobom bogato umetničko nasleđe.










