Hermann Beyfuss

Hermann Beyfuss (also Beyfus; 7 May 1857 – 2 March 1898) was a painter from Austria-Hungary.

Life

Hermann Beyfuss was born in Vienna on 7 May 1857. He studied from 1874 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna under Christian Griepenkerl and Carl Wurzinger; he also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. He was active in Vienna; and in 1885 became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus, where he exhibited mainly genre scenes and portraits. He died in Vienna on 2 March 1898.

Beyfusgasse

Beyfusgasse (), a Viennese street in Inzersdorf, Liesing, was named in 1954 after the painter. It was previously called Siedlergasse.

Gallery

References

Sources

• <small>Autengruber, Peter (2014). Lexikon der Wiener Straßennamen. Bedeutung, Herkunft, Hintergrundinformation frühere Bezeichnung(en). 9th ed. Vienna: Pichler-Verlag. p. 48.</small>
• <small>Trier, Dankmar (2021). "Beyfus, Hermann". In Beyer, Andreas; Savoy, Bénédicte; Tegethoff, Wolf (eds.). Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - International Artist Database - Online. Berlin, New York: K. G. Saur. Retrieved 14 October 2022.</small>
• <small>Thieme, Ulrich; Becker, Felix, eds. (1909). "Beyfus, Hermann". In Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Vol. 3: Bassano–Bickham. Leipzig: E. A Seemann. p. 571.</small>

Further reading

• <small>Gaugusch, Georg (2011). Wer einmal war. Das jüdische Großbürgertum Wiens 1800–1938. Vol. 1: A-K. Vienna: Amalthea. p. 1258. .</small>
• <small>Santifaller, Leo; Obermeyer-Marnach, Eva, eds. (1957). "Beyfuss, Hermann". In Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Vol. 1. Vienna: Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 80.</small>