!!!Russ, Robert
Russ, Robert, b. Vienna, June 8, 1847,
d. Vienna, March 16, 1922, landscape painter, son of painter Franz R.
the Elder and brother of Franz R. the Younger; studied at the Vienna
Academy. Pupil of A. Zimmermann, acquainted with E. J.
Schindler, R. Ribarz and E. Jettel. Travelled to Italy, Holland,
Belgium and Germany, his early works show a distinct similarity with
the sentimental paintings of E. J. Schindler; later his style of
painting reveals a restless, flickering delicacy. Painted numerous
decorative landscapes for the Vienna Burgtheater and the Museum of
Natural History.
!Literature
Malerische Reise durch Ti. Von der Romantik zum
Impressionismus, exhibition catalogue, Innsbruck 1992; A. Winkelbauer,
R. R., master's thesis, Vienna 1995; OeBL.
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