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RUDOLF JETTMAR (Zawodzie 1869 - 1939 Vienna) The ages, 1903 woodcut/paper 10 x 14,5 cm verso inscribed R. Jettmar, 1903, Ver Sacrum SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE °€ 60 - 100 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE °€ 60 Rudolf Jettmar was born on September 10, 1869 in Zawodzie near Tarnów, then Austria-Hungary. Originally gifted in music, he switched to painting against his father's wishes and studied from 1887 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Franz Rumpler, Christian Griepenkerl and August Eisenmenger. In 1892 he continued his education at the Karlsruhe Art Academy, where Anselm Feuerbach and Arnold Böcklin significantly influenced him. In 1895 he received the Rome Prize, which enabled him to undertake study trips to Rome, Naples, Florence and Venice. Jettmar specialized in painting, graphics and etching, was a member of the Vienna Secession from 1898 and participated in the Art Nouveau magazine “Ver Sacrum”. His motifs often come from Greek mythology and the Old Testament, and he also created landscapes and important frescoes, such as in the Wittgenstein Palace and the Steinhof Church. In 1910 he was appointed professor at the Vienna Art Academy and headed the general painting school there until 1928 and later the master school for graphics. He retired in 1936 and became an honorary member of the academy. Jettmar died in Vienna in 1939 and is considered an important representative of symbolist and Art Nouveau-oriented art in Austria. Further artists and styles: Art Nouveau, Symbolism, Max Klinger, stained glass, Gustave Moreau, Odilon Redon PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.