Hans von Hayek

Hans von Hayek (19 December 1869, in Vienna – 17 January 1940, in Munich) was an Austrian-born German Impressionist painter.

Later, he met the animal painter, Heinrich von Zügel, who ultimately had the most influence on his style.

Many notable painters studied there, including Hugo Hatzler [de], Hermann Stenner, Anna Klein and Norbertine Bresslern-Roth.

One of his students, Carl Thiemann, wrote in his memoirs that the local farmers frequently complained about them trampling the grass and leaving oil paints behind.

The financial success of his school enabled him to make frequent study trips throughout Western and Northern Europe.