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Hermann Burghart

1834 – 1901

Austrian painter

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About Hermann Burghart

Lived 1834 – 1901 (aged 66). Hermann Burghart was a painter and scenographer.

Hermann Burghart (7 April 1834, Türmitz – 23 January 1901, Vienna) was a Bohemian-born Austrian scenic designer and set decorator.

Life and work Burghart studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. In 1866, he was engaged as a set designer and decorative painter at the Vienna State Opera.

Later that same year, he was taken on as a partner at the theater decorating studio belonging to Carlo Brioschi and Johann Kautsky. The studio was subsequently named "Brioschi, Burghart und Kautsky, k.u.k. Hoftheatermaler in Wien". It employed dozens of carpenters and mechanics in addition to its artists. These included, at various times, Georg Janny, , Franz Poledne, , Ferdinand Brunner and Alfons Mucha. They fulfilled orders throughout Germany and abroad. One of their regular customers was the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Notably, they provided sets for the Viennese premiere of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner.

He also taught painting at his alma mater, the Vienna Academy. The illustrator and architectural painter, was one of his most prominent students.

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Who was Hermann Burghart?

Austrian painter

When was Hermann Burghart born?

Hermann Burghart was born on 7 April 1834 in Trmice.

When did Hermann Burghart die?

Hermann Burghart died on 23 January 1901 in Döbling.

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Hermann Burghart was a painter and scenographer.

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· Wikipedia: Hermann Burghart

· Wikidata: Q15815303

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