Franz von Bayros (28 May 1866 – 3 April 1924) was an Austrian commercial artist, illustrator, and painter, best known for his controversial Tales at the Dressing Table portfolio.[1] He belonged to the Decadent movement in art, often utilizing erotic themes and phantasmagoric imagery.[2]
Franz von Bayros | |
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 Franz von Bayros in 1898 | |
| Born | 28 May 1866 |
| Died | 3 April 1924 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Education | Vienna Academy |
| Known for | Painting, illustrating, commercial artistry |
| Movement | Decadent movement |
Early years
editBayros was born in Zagreb, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is, today, Croatia. At the age of seventeen, he passed the entrance examination for the Vienna Academy with Eduard von Engerth. Bayros mixed in high society and was part of the circle of friends of Johann Strauss II, whose stepdaughter Alice he married in 1896. The next year, Bayros moved to Munich.[3]
Career
editIn 1904, he gave his first exhibition in Munich, which was well received. From 1904 until 1908, he traveled to Paris and Italy to further his studies. In 1911, he created his most famous and controversial work, Tales from the Dressing Table for which he was later arrested and exiled from Germany.[4] Returning to Vienna, he felt like an outsider and the outbreak of the First World War increased his sense of alienation. His work can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[2] He drew over 2000 illustrations in total.[5]
Death
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The artist died in Vienna in 1924, from a cerebral hemorrhage.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Franz von Bayros at CFM Gallery". www.cfmgallery.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Franz von Bayros | artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "History of Art: Franz von Bayros". www.all-art.org. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Tales from the Dressing Table by Franz Von Bayros". Curiator. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Franz Von Bayros". lambiek.net. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
External links
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Media related to Franz von Bayros at Wikimedia Commons- The Decadence of the Marquis von Bayros
- Dark Art: Bayros gallery
- Franz von Bayros Gallery and Biography Archived 24 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
