RICHARD GEIGER

(Austrian, 1870-1945)

ANOUSKA

Oil on Canvas

33 x 53 Inches

Signed Lower Left

Richard Geiger was born in Vienna and first studied at the Vienna Art Institute with the academic painter Christian Ludwig Von Griepenkerl (German, 1839-1916) and, subsequently, in Paris with Francois Flameng (French, 1856-1923). From Griepenkerl, Geiger learned the rigorous application of anatomical principles, and, from Flameng, he derived his use of a saturated palette combined with a lyrical and bravura brushwork. After 1893, Geiger lived in Budapest where he specialized in figural and genre painting. He was also an accomplished graphic artist and printmaker. Throughout a long career, Geiger exhibited with success in France, Germany and Hungary. We are pleased to offer this luminous study of a beautiful young woman who directly engages the viewer with both humor and candor.

Ref: Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kunstler, Vol. XIII, p.345; Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Vol. V, p. 945; The Hungarian Fine Arts Lexicon, 1915, Vol. I, p. 555; Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2007/8 Edition, p. 959; Artfact.com; Artists’ Bluebook; et al.