Hugo Darnaut

Lot Description Hugo Darnaut (Dessau 1851-1937) A gentleman and a maidservant in an interior of a library, possibly Austrian signed and dated 'H Darnaut 1881' (lower right) watercolor on two sheets of paper 13½ x 21 1/8 in. (34.3 x 53.7 cm.) Lot Condition Report I confirm that I have read this Important Notice and agree to its terms. View Condition Report

Hugo Darnaut (Dessau 1850–1937 Merkenstein) Country Road near Plankenberg, signed and dated H. Darnaut 1898, oil on canvas, 83 x 112 cm, framed, (Rei) Compare: Gerbert Frodl, Verena Traeger (Eds..), Stimmungsimpressionismus, exhibition Oberes Belvedere Vienna, 17 March - 4 July 2004, exhibition catalogue, p. 92 no. 40 (painting in the property of the Niederösterreichischen Landesmuseums St. Pölten). Hugo Darnaut, who was born in Dessau and went to school in Graz, came to Vienna at the age of eighteen and worked at first with the court’’’’s theatrical scene painter Hermann Burghart and with Josef Hoffmann. In 1871 he joined Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels’’’’ class at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste. His talent was quickly recognised; by 1872 he had won the Füger medal which brought him a travel scholarship to Düsseldorf. On his return to Vienna he set up his own studio and was in contact with other well-known artists of his time including Emil Jakob Schindler, Tina Blau and Robert Russ. After the death of Emil Jakob Schindler in 1893 he took over Schloss Plankenberg where - as Schindler had done - he taught many students, amongst whom were Rosa Mayreder, Therese Schachner and Anni von Demuth. Later he relocated his summer studio to the Gschwendthof near Maria Anzbach and to Schloss Merkenstein. Darnaut’’ ’’s works were already highly esteemed during his own lifetime, evidenced by the many honours and medals he received. (Cf. Elisabeth Roth, in: Stimmungsimpressionismus, exhibition catalogue, Vienna 2004, p. 88)

Hugo Darnaut (Dessau 1850-1937 Vienna) "A Day in Late Autumn", on the reverse inscribed with title in the artist’’s own hand, signed H. Darnaut, oil on canvas, 93 x 121 cm, framed, (Rei) Exhibition label of the Vienna Künstlerhaus dated 1932, no. 951, confirmed by Dr Wladimir Aichelburg.

Hugo Darnaut (Dessau 1850–1937 Vienna) “Bauerngarten in Niederösterreich” (Farmhouse Garden in Lower Austria), according to old label on the reverse, signed, dated H. Darnaut 1895, oil on panel, 47 x 38.5 cm, framed, (Rei) Hugo Darnaut belonged to the group of artists which formed around Emil Jakob Schindler at the Plankenberg palace from 1885. The works of this circle, whose members included artists such as Tina Blau, Olga Wisinger-Florian and Carl Moll, can be regarded as belonging to the Austrian Impressionist movement. Specialist: Mag. Dimitra Reimüller

Lot 4 Hugo Darnaut Austrian, 1850-1937 Woodland Scene with a Hunter and his Dog , 1882 Signed Hugo Darnaut and dated 1882 (lr) Oil on canvas 39 3/8 x 32 1/4 inches (100 x 82 cm) C Estate of Daniel Edward and Jean Dickenson Marcy Estimate $3,000-5,000 Frame rubbing. Dirty varnish. Few small scattered areas ofcraquelure, mainly in the sky. Few small spots of gold paint insky. Possible area of inpainting at lower center of sky (dark greypigment approximately 2 x 1 inch area.) No further apparentrestoration. Any condition statement is given as a courtesyto a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as astatement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility forany error or omission. The absence of a condition statement doesnot imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely freefrom wear and tear, imperfections or the effects ofaging.