Carl O’Lynch of Town

Karl O'Lynch von Town, or Carl O'Lynch of Town (22 June 1869 in Ljubljana – 31 January 1942 in Genoa) was an Austrian Post-Impressionist painter of Irish ancestry.

Biography His family was one of the "Tribes of Galway" and were among the original sponsors of St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church. In the 1690s his ancestor, James O'Lynch, emigrated to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, following the defeat of the Jacobites. After serving under Leopold I in the Great Turkish War, James acquired the "von" through an (letter of ennoblement). Karl's father was a mathematician, specializing in geometry.

From 1888 to 1890, he attended the drawing school in Graz, then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, with Siegmund L'Allemand. Later, he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, with Gabriel von Hackl and Nikolaus Gysis. He died during a visit to Italy and is interred in Graz. A major retrospective was held there in 1949.

Selected paintings