Germann
Cow, 1996
Charcoal, watercolour and wax crayon on paper.
Original catalogue wording
Kuh, 1996
Kohle, Aquarell und Wachskreide auf Papier.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Franz Kamlander
Born : 1920Died : 1999Documented citizenships : Austria
The recurring presence of animals, and especially cows, distinguishes the work of Franz Kamlander, produced at the Haus der Künstler in Gugging over nearly twenty years. He often drew a small cow each day, varying the colours: yellow, red or blue. This focus echoes his childhood on a farm, where he worked alongside his family and formed a close bond with the animals. According to Galerie Gugging, he drew animals of all kinds from memory, both in naturalistic forms and in animal visions. Museum Gugging notes that each of his depictions has an individual character, perceptible in particular when comparing two canvases of the same format.
Born in 1920 in Hainburg, Austria, Kamlander lived at the Haus der Künstler in Gugging from 1981 until his death in 1999. It was there that his artistic career, spanning nearly twenty years, unfolded. In 1990, he received the Oskar-Kokoschka-Preis together with the group of Gugging artists.
Museum Gugging presents two of his works on canvas and describes a reduced palette and a characteristic stylised signature arranged over three lines. Among the documented works is *Kuh*, dated 1996 and made with charcoal, watercolour and wax crayon on paper. An untitled work from 1988, described in a sales notice, combines watercolour and coloured grease pencil on heavy paper; it measures 43.8 × 62 cm. His works are held, among other places, in the Hannah Rieger Collection in Austria and the Helmut Zambo Collection in Germany.
This profile brings together identity references for Franz Kamlander and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
3 references are documented at Germann. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Works recorded at auction
Germann
Kuh
Gouache and pencil on paper.
Original catalogue wording
Kuh
Gouache und Bleistift auf Papier.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Germann
2 Blätter: Kuhkopf, 1989; Vogel, 1994
Bleistift und Wachskreide; Bleistift und Farbstift auf Papier.
Original catalogue wording
2 Blätter: Kuhkopf, 1989; Vogel, 1994
Bleistift und Wachskreide; Bleistift und Farbstift auf Papier.
Lot groupé — prix global
Date to be documented
Group lot — total price
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19