Original watercolour from the Biedermeier epoch was created by good listed Hungarian painter Albert Doctor(1818 Tinnye - 1888 Budapest). He studied in the drawing school of city Pest, worked as portrait artist (miniatures also) and drawer. exhibited in 1845-54 portraits in oil and watercolour at the exhibitions of Pest Artist Union. His portrait of Richard Guyon was reproducted in lithograph by Ignác Mandello (Budapest, Hungarian national Gallery). Since 1860 he changed his carrier to photogrphy. Together with painter Jozsef Borsos he had a photo workshop in 1861-1868 ein Fotoatelier .Worked together with Borsos untill 1870. In1868 got the workshop of Jozsef Heller,worked here in 1868-73 with Ferenc Kozmata, since 1877 with Jozsef Borsos again und Imre Varsagh. The business devoured his fortune, he became walking photographer and died impoverished.
WORKS: BUDAPEST, Hungarian National Gallery.
Exhibitions: G: 1868 Hamburg / 1871 London: Internat. Exhibition (Honored prize).
Literature: MagyKépLex, 1915; Schidlof I, 1964; MuevLex I, 1965; Fuchs, Maler (19.Jh.) I, 1972; ÖKL V, 1979. – Fényképészeti Lapok 1888(4)87 (Nekr.); J.Kiss, Magyar Fotográfia 1926(2)4; I.Fejoes, Fotó 7:1957(7)257-260; id., Folia Archeologica 10:1958, 216; G.Szilágyi/S.Kardos, Leletek a magyar fotográfia történetéboel, Bp. 1983, 462; G.Szilágyi, A magyar fotográfia története, Bp. 1996, 227, 292.
Inscription: signed and dated 1843 lower left.
Technique: watercolour on paper. Luxuriousy oiginal period gold-plated frame.
Measurements: unframed 9 3/4 " x 13 1/3" (25 x 34 cm); framed w 14 1/4 " x h 17 3/4 " (36 x 45 cm).
Condition: in good condition |