Joseph von Führich is remembered for work the next generation could not ignore.
The record lists Joseph von Führich as Czech painter (1800-1876).
Joseph von Führich was born at Chrastava in 1800.
The nineteenth century broke the academy's authority: independent exhibitions, dealers and the beginnings of modernism.
He worked as painter, pedagogue and university teacher.
A painting outlives the argument about it, which is the only durable form of an artistic reputation.
Recognition followed: Order of the Iron Crown (Austria).
Joseph von Führich died in 1876, aged 76. The work remains, hanging in collections that outlived both the artist and the market that first priced it.
Achievements
- Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
