Kaiser Franz Joseph (1910)

Kaiser Franz Joseph (1910)
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Wonderful portrait, Christof. I like the soft tone of the skin and the Emperor looks in a very expressive manner.

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06/09/2015
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(36x56cm, watercolour on Bockingford, extra rough, 425g). I’ve been asked to paint our former Emperor of Austria for a local museum. I started to create some quick sketches to find the best composition and to get familiar with the tonal values. For my watercolour painting I used French Ultramarine, Alizarin Crimson, Naples Yellow, Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber. For all the decoration on his uniform I used additionally some Quinacridone Gold.

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Christof Hoelzl

self-taught watercolour artist 1996 ILS diploma of graphics and design in Hamburg, 2009 workshop with David Bellamy in Posara / Tuscany and 2014 in Austria, 2010 workshop with Steve Hall in Montecatini Treme / Tuscany, 2012 and 2013 workshop with Alvaro Castagnet in Girona, Catalonia /…

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