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Ferdinand Runk
Ferdinand Runk (October 14, 1764 – December 3, 1834), also known as Franz Ferdinand Runk, was a German-Austrian landscape painter, draftsman and etcher.
Early life.
In 1778 Runk graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and studied with among others Hubert Maurer, Friedrich August and Johann Christian Brand. Soon after completion of the Academy, he was very successful, in addition to oil paintings mainly with gouache, his preferred technique. From 1795 he was employed by John
paintings from the collection of Schwarzenberg. When Runk died in 1834 he was buried at Schloss Neuwaldegg. Many of his works can be found in the Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts and in the Albertina museum in Vienna today.
Other.
The asteroid 4662 Runk was named by Czech astronomer Jana Tichá after Ferdinand Runk, as Runk had in 1830 painted a panoramic watercolor of the view from Kleť (1038 meters), the location of the Kleť Observatory.
References.
- H. Schöny: Runk,