Johann Fischbach

Johann (Franz) Fischbach (5 April 1797 in Grafenegg – 19 June 1871 in Munich) was an Austrian painter.

He was also instrumental in creating the Salzburg Art Society and a small Academy that numbered Josef Mayburger and Hans Makart's father among its students.

After the early death of his son August, who had shown great promise, he became deeply depressed and spent the last decade of his life in Munich, away from anything that might be a sad reminder of happier days.

[1] Together with Moritz von Schwind and Ludwig Richter, he is considered one of the most important representatives of the Austrian Biedermeier style.

Landscapes were his speciality, but he also produced genre art, portraits, vedute and still lifes.