GAUERAIANN, FRIEDRICH, 1807-02; an Austrian. painter, son of the landscape painter Jacob Gauermann. Under his father's direction he began studies in landscape, and he also diligently copied the works of the chief masters in animal painting which were contained in the academy and court libraries of Vienna. In the summer he made art tours in the districts of Styria, Tyrol, and Salzburg. Two animal pieces which he exhibited at the Vienna exhibitions of 1824 were regarded as remarkable producticIns for his years, and led to his receiving commissions in 1825 and 1826 from prince Metternich and Caraman, the French ambassador. His reputation was greatly increased by his picture " The Storm," exhibited in 1829, and from that time his works were much sought after, and obtained correspondingly high prices. His "Field Laborer" was regarded by many as the most noteworthy picture in the Vienna exhibition of 1634, and his numerous animal pieces have, entitled him to a place in the first rank of paint ers of that class of subjects. The peculiarity of his pictures is the representation of
human and animal figures in' connection with appropriate landscape and in character istic situations so as to manifest nature as a living whole, and he particularly excels in depicting the free life of animals in wild mountain scenery. Mong with great mastery of the technicalities Of his art, his works exhibit patient and keen observation, free and correct handling of details, and bold and clear coloring. Many of his pictures have been engraved, and after his death a selection of fifty-three of his works was prepared for this purpose by the Austrian Kunstverein (Art Union).
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