Anton Graff

Anton Graff
Anton Graff, Public domain

(1736–1813) schweizisk konstnär

Anton Graff (Switzerland, 1736–1813) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Anton Graff belongs to the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’ in this site’s history of art.

Anton Graff was born in Winterthur and died in Dresden. Anton Graff worked in Dresden, Augsburg, Munich, and Berlin. Wikidata associates Anton Graff with Neoclassicism. The students included Henriette Félicité Tassaert.

One of the best-known works is ‘Self-portrait with green eyeshade’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait painting. The catalogue has 106 works by Anton Graff with free images. The dated works span the years 1750–1813. Works by Anton Graff are held by several collections, among them Gemäldegalerie, Alte Nationalgalerie, Dresdens nationella konstsamlingar, and Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Caspar Wolf, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Michel Victor Acier, Martin Ferdinand Quadal, and Vincent Jansz. van der, III Vinne.