Impressionist still life with azalea branches

(1844 Vienna – 1926 same place.) Still life arranged in a copper vase with branches of azaleas adorned with white flowers, set against a light drapery, with scattered branches. Finely executed, impressionistic work by the renowned Viennese artist in delicate colors. Olga Wisinger-Florian initially trained in piano before becoming a student of Melchior Fritsch and August Schaeffer in painting from 1874. From 1880 to 1884, she was a private pupil of Emil J. Schindler, with whom she undertook several study trips and who greatly influenced her. Among her fellow students were Carl Moll and Marie Egner, with whom she quickly developed into one of the most talented artists. From 1881, she exhibited regularly at the Vienna Künstlerhaus, and later also at exhibitions of the Secession and Hagenbund, among others. She also received numerous international awards, including at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893 and in Paris in 1900. In Vienna, she is undoubtedly the most important artist around 1900, with her expressive landscapes and still lifes, stylistically ahead of her time. Watercolor and gouache on laid paper, mounted on cardboard. Signed. Dimensions: 51.5 cm x 40.3 cm. Framed.