Lot 683: Johann (Hans) Larwin, Austrian 1873-1938- "The

Johann (Hans) Larwin, Austrian 1873-1938- "The Blind Man"; oil on canvas, signed and dated 1912, 90x119cm. Note: Hans Larwin was Born 6. Dec. 1873 in Vienna, died 18. Nov. 1938 in Vienna. Painter of Landscapes (e.g. views of Vienna), genre scenes and portraits, pupil of the Wiener Akademie, his teachers there were August Eisenmenger and Christian Griepenkerl. Member of the Wiener Künstlerhaus since 1902. In 1908 he was awarded the "Kaiserpreis" (prize of the emperor). 1922 to 1924 he stayed in Chicago. 1930 to 1938 he was professor at the Wiener Akademie.