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Paul von Spaun

Paul Spaun (1876 - 1932) is known for Paintings; marine and sea life.

Paul von Spaun was one of the few students of the painter Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach, a visionary and free spirit who is best known for his unusual ideas of "life reform". As a disciple, Paul von Spaun belonged to the "Commune of the Himmelhof" founded by Diefenbach in Vienna-Hütteldorf. Together with his teacher, von Spaun moved to Capri around 1900 and married his daughter Stella. In 1910 Paul von Spaun and his wife finally bought a house on this legendary island, which became the main subject of his painting. Spaun's sea images fascinate through precise observation of nature and his keen sense for effects and drama. As if Spaun had stopped time for us, we contemplatively look at the water spectacle that is taking place before our eyes on the coast of Capri: the water thunders on the rough rocks and rises as spray, while the bottle-green water gently laps the rocks of the foreground and in the light of the setting sun, the coast of the background shines in a warm light of pale orang   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1481 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

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