Rudolf Ribarz

His father was a successful merchant; a profession he initially trained for, until he discovered his interest in painting.

At first, he secretly took lessons from the landscape painter, Joseph Holzer [de] then, around 1864, enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, where he studied with Albert Zimmermann.

In 1876, he finally found the means to make an extended stay in Paris, where he came into contact with the works of the Barbizon School.

Thanks to the art dealer, Charles Sedelmeyer, who was originally from Vienna, he was able to meet Charles-François Daubigny, one of the group's last surviving members.

There, he cultivated a simple, intimate style of landscape painting; inspired by his time in France.