Impressionist still life with azalea branches

(1844 Vienna – 1926 ibid.) Still life arranged in a copper vase with azalea branches adorned with white flowers, against a light drapery, with scattered branches. A finely executed impressionistic work by the renowned Viennese artist in delicate colors. Olga Wisinger-Florian initially studied piano before becoming a student of Melchior Fritsch and August Schäfer in painting from 1874. From 1880 to 1884, she was a private student 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, alongside whom she quickly developed into one of the most talented female artists. From 1881 onward, she regularly exhibited 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 one of the most important painters around 1900, with her expressive landscapes and still lifes stylistically ahead of their time. Watercolor and gouache on laid paper, mounted on cardboard. Signed. Dimensions: 51.5 cm x 40.3 cm. Framed.