Hans Zatzka

Hans Zatzka, b. Vienna 1859, d. 1945 Interior with a lightly dressed woman and a lute player. Signed H. Zatzka. Oil on canvas. 69 x 105 cm. Hans Zatzka attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. After several trips to Italy he worked as a free-lance painter in Vienna, painting ceiling frescoes in stairway houses and residential buildings, numerous murals for altars in churches, and portraits. It was during this period that he developed a special interest in Academic genre paintings of idyllic women and cupids, as well as guardian angel images, elf girls, sensuous female figures, genre scenes, allegories and other popular motifs - as can be seen in this painting. Provenance: "Store Kro" in Fredensborg. See p. 12.

Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1949) A classical idyll signed 'H. Zatzka' (lower right) and inscribed and signed 'Jede Art Vervielfäl-/tigung vorbehalten/H. Zatzka' on reverse oil on canvas 20 x 32½ in. (50.8 x 82.5 cm.) Anonymous sale; Christies, London, 21 November 1997, lot 286. VARIOUS PROPERTIES

Hans Zatzka * (Vienna 1859–1945) “Überrascht”, signed with the pseudonym J. Bernard, on the reverse inscribed with title in the artist’’’’s own hand and “Jede Art der Vervielfältigung vorbehalten”,, oil on panel, 58 x 36.5 cm, unframed, damage to left edge, (Rei) Counterpart to lot 95 Specialist: Mag. Dimitra Reimüller

Hans Zatzka (Vienna 1859-1945) Still Life with Roses and Picture of the Madonna, signed H. Zatzka, confirmation of authenticity on the reverse in the artist’’’’’’’’s own hand "Original H. Zatzka", oil on canvas, 55 x 45 cm, framed, minor damage, (Rei) Specialist: Mag. Dimitra Reimüller

Hans Zatzka (Vienna 1859-1945) Alpine roses from Styria, signed H. Zatzka, handwritten title and Artist‘s signature on the back, as well as parts of a sticky label: Hugo Arnot, Painting parlour; oil on cardboard, 35,5 x 4 0 cm, framed, (W) Specialist: Dr. Christl Wolf