Josef Konstantin Beer
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Josef Konstantin Beer was a Bohemian painter, restorer and art collector.
Born on 11 March 1862 in Most, he left his home city in 1879 and went to Vienna
, where he graduated from the School of Arts and then went to the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1886 he studied painting in Karlsruhe
and the following year in Lübeck
. Already during his studies he had restored some works of art from the 14th to 18 century in the Dean of Most. In 1891 he became assistant to the restoration studio of the Old Pinakothek in Munich
. In 1892 he went to Budapest, where he became a leading restorer and conservator of the National Gallery. He worked and lived there until his death on the 27th February 1933.
During his life, he assembled a collection of 218 paintings, which included his own works, and works of old masters and paintings of his contemporaries. This collection, together with the other items in his will he bequeathed to the then town museum in his hometown of Most.
In 1935, an exhibition of paintings from his collection took place. In 1993, the legacy of his paintings appeared in an exhibition of European art masters of the 16th to 19th century in the collections of the Museum in Most.
Most of his works are from the period 1881-1892 during his period of studies. During his time in Budapest, he was mainly devoted to restoration work.
Born on 11 March 1862 in Most, he left his home city in 1879 and went to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, where he graduated from the School of Arts and then went to the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1886 he studied painting in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
and the following year in Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
. Already during his studies he had restored some works of art from the 14th to 18 century in the Dean of Most. In 1891 he became assistant to the restoration studio of the Old Pinakothek in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. In 1892 he went to Budapest, where he became a leading restorer and conservator of the National Gallery. He worked and lived there until his death on the 27th February 1933.
During his life, he assembled a collection of 218 paintings, which included his own works, and works of old masters and paintings of his contemporaries. This collection, together with the other items in his will he bequeathed to the then town museum in his hometown of Most.
In 1935, an exhibition of paintings from his collection took place. In 1993, the legacy of his paintings appeared in an exhibition of European art masters of the 16th to 19th century in the collections of the Museum in Most.
Most of his works are from the period 1881-1892 during his period of studies. During his time in Budapest, he was mainly devoted to restoration work.