Anton Zwengauer

Anton Zwengauer (11 October 1810 – 13 June 1884) was a German painter of the Biedermeier period.

He studied at the Academy of Art in his home town under, among others, Peter von Cornelius.

Zwengauer found himself attracted to landscape painting, in which there was no formal training at the Academy, and at the age of 17 he therefore began to travel through the Bavarian and Austrian Alps, returning from each trip with large quantities of sketches and watercolours.

In the selection of his motifs Zwengauer always tried to represent the inherent strength and peace of natural landscapes in an almost solemn mood.

He often painted sunsets, in which he aimed to achieve impressive effects of light and colour by simple means.