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Augusto Tominz (1818–1883), born in Rome, learned painting from his father Giuseppe before continuing his training in Venice. Working in Trieste, he combined portraiture, history painting and decoration. Family collaboration remained a foundation, while historical subjects and his photographic practice broadened the means through which he represented people and their social surroundings.
His Portrait of Archduke Maximilian, painted in 1868 for Pasquale Revoltella, is an oil on canvas intended to honour the ruler’s memory. Uniform and decorations contribute to its official character. In 1857, Tominz had also executed seventeen panels of Arts and Crafts for the palace ballroom. Appointed curator of the Revoltella museum in March 1873, he subsequently took responsibility for an institution closely connected with commissions he had himself undertaken.
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Oil on canvas
Die überbrachte Beute
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2023-09-18
Published result : 1500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–2000
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Oil on canvas
Die überbrachte Beute
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2023-06-23
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 3000–4000
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