Alfonso Hollaender Biography
Alfonso Hollaender (1845 - 1923), Italian-German painter, was born in Regensburg, Germany, in 1845. He began his studies at the Berlin Academy and made his debut in 1868. Due to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, he took refuge in Italy and settled in Florence, where he was well received in the artistic environment and in particular among the painters close to S. Lega and T. Signorini.
From 1885, he exhibited assiduously in Florence and sporadically also in Milan, presenting works such as "The Confession" in 1887, "The Crucifix and another Confession" in 1894 and "Returning Emigrants" in 1906. His painting was focused on representation of the landscape, in particular of woods and seasides, but he also painted themes of contemporary life set in Venice, Liguria or in the farmhouses of the Tuscan countryside. His church interiors were much appreciated by the public, as well as by T. Signorini, who spoke about them enthusiastically in his critical accounts.
Alfonso Hollaender died in Florence in 1923.
