Ludwig Johann Passini

Artist Info

Ludwig Johann PassiniVienna, 1832 - 1903, Venice

PASSINI, Ludwig

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Published online: 31 October 2011

Austrian, 19th century, male.

Born 9 July 1832, in Vienna; died 6 November 1903, in Venice.

Painter, watercolourist, engraver (burin). Portraits, genre scenes.

He was the son of the painter and engraver Johann Passini and the pupil of Carl Werner. He became a member of the academy in Vienna with Petter, Führich, Kupelwieser and Ender. He was active in Rome and Venice and in 1874 was a member of the academy in Berlin as well as an honorary member of the academies in Vienna and Venice. In 1878 he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur. He was awarded medals in Paris in 1870, in Vienna in 1873, in Munich in 1879, in Vienna in 1888 and in Berlin in 1896. In 1893 he was decorated with the order of merit for arts and sciences. His key works are Portrait of the Painter Rudolf Henneberg and A Confidence.

Museum and Gallery Holdings

Vienna: two watercolours

Wroclaw: The Interested Woman; Young Venetian Woman

Auction Records

Vienna, 14 March 1967: Catechism Class (watercolour) ATS 30,000

Vienna, 22 May 1973: Sinner, ATS 35,000

London, 20 April 1978: Masked Ball (oil on panel, 11½ ? 19? ins/29.5 ? 48.8 cm) GBP 750

Zurich, 17 May 1980: Two Children (1870, watercolour/pencil outlines, 14 ? 10? ins/35.3 ? 27.5 cm) CHF 2,200

New York, 23 Feb 1989: Crowd of Faithful at Chioggia (1879, watercolour, 20½ ? 41 ins/52 ? 104.2 cm) USD 20,900

London, 24 Nov 1989: Promenade along Sea-front (1883, watercolour, 19? ? 45 ins/48.9 ? 114.2 cm) GBP 35,200

New York, 17 Jan 1990: Portrait of Young Servant (1895, watercolour/paper, 148½ ? 10 ins/377.1 ? 25.7 cm) USD 2,200

London, 19 March 1993: Promenade (1883, watercolour/paper, 19? ? 45 ins/48.9 ? 114.2 cm) GBP 26,450