Meyer's preferred medium was watercolour and his impressionist styled landscapes, mountain scenes and castles were popular, particularly in Germany where they sold well.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century the progression of Revolutionary Art caused his work to lose favour and he returned to the Tyrol.

In November 1918 a devastating fire burnt down the castle destroying most of its contents including a collection of forty thousand books.

[6] At the time Austro-German nationalist associations promoted their visions of national identity by organising tours and hiking parties.

[7] Meyer had already organised several controversial tours, then in the summer of 1907 he led a hiking party of German and Austrian nationalists through the Trentino.

In 1916–1917 Meyer founded the Ausschuss für volkische Belange und deutsche Besiedlung Südtirols (Committee for National Affairs and German Colonization of the Trentino)[8] With his castle in ruins and following the annexation of South Tyrol by Italy in 1918, Meyer turned his attention towards the Jewish community in Austria.