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Rudolf Hafner (1893-1951), Early Spring in Trins, Tyrol c. 1947

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:700.00 EUR Estimated At:1,120.00 - 1,400.00 EUR
Rudolf Hafner (1893-1951), Early Spring in Trins, Tyrol c. 1947
The present oil study by Rudolf Hafner depicts a Tyrolean landscape in early spring. Last winter’s snow has already thawed and thus the mountain meadows are illuminated in lush shades of green. Left and right the pastured is lined by trees. The Alps extend in the distance. With brisk strokes Hafner captured the landscape in a sketch-like manner so that in places the cardboard ground comes through. The broad brushwork and impasto paint application illustrate the liveliness of the Austrian nature.



The painting is in good condition. On the upper left the edge of the cardboard is slightly bent. The work is signed ‘RUDOLF HAFNER’ lower right. The verso bears the artist’s address label, inscribed by hand ‘Vorfrühlingsstimmung / Trins, Tirol / Ölstudie’, as well as a handwritten label ‘Ausgestellt / Künstlerhaus, Wien / 1947 / Rudolf Hafner’ and a dedication by the artist ‘Frau Herma Sypien / mit besten Wünschen / zugeeignet Juni 1948 / Rudolf Hafner’. The frame shows some wear. The framed work measures 56 x 77.5 cm, the artist's board measures 51.5 x 72 cm.



Rudolf Hafner (1893-1951)

Rudolf Hafner studied painting at the Academy in Munich under Ludwig Herterich. After WWI he traveled to Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Italy and Germany. In 1917 Hafner exhibited his first work at the Vienna Künstlerhaus, where he was a full member from 1939 onwards. He created mostly landscapes and vedutas, which he showed in over 40 exhibitions. Besides painting Hafner worked as a stage decorator for the Burgtheater in Vienna and the Schönbrunner Schlosstheater. Hafner has been honored with several awards. His works can be found in the Albertina in Vienna, the Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum and in various municipal collections.
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