Anton Romako
1832–1889 · Austrian · 30 artworks
RealismBiedermeierexpressive brushworkpsychological portraituredramatic lightingunconventional compositionsmuted color palettes
artist bio
Anton Romako was an Austrian painter known for his unconventional and often psychologically penetrating portraits. His work bridged the Biedermeier and Realist styles, often displaying a unique expressiveness that set him apart from his contemporaries.
what you'll learn
Studying Romako's work allows students to explore portraiture beyond mere representation, focusing on capturing the subject's inner life and emotional state. Students can also learn about the transition from Biedermeier to Realist styles in 19th-century Austrian art.
related: Gustav Klimt
30 artworks
The shipbuilding engineer Josef von Romako as first lieutenant
1854
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Evening in the Prossau near Gastein
1877
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Countess Maria Magda Kuefstein
1880
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On the balcony
1878
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Portrait of Johann Strauss II
1880
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Child portrait of Melanie Deinhardstein
1847
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Girl at a window to St. Mark's Square, feeding pigeons
1875
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At the Wolfgangsee
1877
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Greillenstein Castle
1886
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The Gastein Valley I
1877
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The Meiereiwiese in the Vorderbrühl with the Mödling ruins
1885
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Councilor Dr. Karl Zehden
1877
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The Gastein Valley II
1877
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Columbus and Isabella
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Portrait of a woman
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The Gastein Valley in the fog
1877
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An Italian beauty with a tambourine
1847
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Lady in a red dress
1889
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A Kamptal Nymph under a Rose Hedge
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Self-portrait
1860
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The Weilburg near Baden
1885
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Portrait of an Italian
1876
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The artist's family at breakfast
1873
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Portrait of Empress Elisabeth
1883
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Gypsy girl
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Portrait of the architect Wilhelm Bücher, in the background the Admont Collegiate Church
1869
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Portrait of Architect Johann De Colle
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Wildbad Gastein in the evening (with Bengal lights)
1877
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The friends
1882
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The rose picker
1884
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