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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller

Born : 1793Died : 1865

He briefly studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna; a record states that he attended classes there from 1807.

His documented oeuvre covers a variety of subjects: alongside scenes of everyday peasant life is, for example, The Actor Maximilian Korn in a Landscape, dated 1828 and listed by the Art Institute of Chicago among his works. The portrait of Pauline von Boschan, née Mayer-Gunthof, dated 1847, is a signed and dated oil on canvas; it measures 36.5 × 30 cm. According to a label on the reverse, this portrait was reportedly presented at a Waldmüller exhibition in Salzburg in 1953.

This profile brings together identity references for Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

7 references are documented at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Dobiaschofsky, Kornfeld, Zofingen, Lempertz. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.

Works recorded at auction

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller — Porträt des Landschaftsmalers Karl Wilhelm Götzloff (1803-1866)
Photograph : Lempertz · Enlarge image ↗
Lempertz · Lot 1120

Porträt des Landschaftsmalers Karl Wilhelm Götzloff (1803-1866)

Bleistift, weiß gehöht

Auction date : 2025-11-22

Published result : 1008 EUR

Including buyer’s premium

Estimate : 1000

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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller — Portrait of Princess Luise von Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1789–1851)
Photograph : Zofingen · Enlarge image ↗
Zofingen · Lot 2734

Portrait of Princess Luise von Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1789–1851)

Gouache

Original catalogue wording

Portrait Prinzessin Luise von Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1789 - 1851)
gouache

Catalogue period : 2025-06-06

Published result : 950 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1000

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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller — Portrait of Princess Luise von Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1789–1851)
Photograph : Zofingen · Enlarge image ↗
Zofingen · Lot 1989

Portrait of Princess Luise von Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1789–1851)

Gouache

Original catalogue wording

Portrait Prinzessin Luise von Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1789 - 1851)
gouache

Catalogue period : 2024-11-29

Published result : 2000 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1000

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Kornfeld · Lot 538

Portrait of Baroness Vries, née Gierstner

Oil on wood

Original catalogue wording

Bildnis der Baronin Vries, geb. Gierstner
Oil on wood

Catalogue period : 2022-06-16

Published result : 18000 CHF

Hammer price, excluding fees

Estimate : CHF 20000

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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller — Portrait of Pauline von Boschan, née Mayer-Gunthof, 1847
Photograph : Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Enlarge image ↗
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 89

Portrait of Pauline von Boschan, née Mayer-Gunthof, 1847

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

Bildnis Pauline von Boschan, geb. Mayer-Gunthof, 1847
huile sur toile

Catalogue period : 2020-06-24

Published result : 32816 CHF

Including buyer’s premium

Estimate : CHF 7000–9000

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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller — In the tavern room
Photograph : Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Enlarge image ↗
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 66

In the tavern room

Oil on wood

Original catalogue wording

In der Wirtsstube
Öl auf Holz

Catalogue period : 2015-06-20

Published result : 4864 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 4000–6000

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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller — Girl praying on the doorstep with an image of the Virgin
Photograph : Dobiaschofsky · Enlarge image ↗
Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1034

Girl praying on the doorstep with an image of the Virgin

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

"Auf der Türschwelle betendes Mädchen mit Madonnenbild".
Öl auf Lwd.

Date to be documented

Published result : 140000 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 160000

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Sources and references

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

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