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Alois Greil

Born : 1842Died : 1902

Alois Greil worked as a painter and illustrator between Austria and Germany. A pupil of Christian Ruben at the Vienna Academy, he later worked in Stuttgart before settling permanently in Vienna. Watercolour and drawing occupy an important place in his practice. His subjects explore encounters and occupations within ordinary life: tourists, itinerant musicians and circus performances form a repertoire centred on the human figure. Circus scenes appear in watercolour as well as in pencil drawings with wash, revealing a continuity of interests across different techniques. The small dimensions of many sheets give these narratives a concentrated format, inviting a close reading of the situations and the people taking part in them.

This profile brings together identity references for Alois Greil and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

Documented auction references

1auction reference

1auction house

1documented result with a price

Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer

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Works recorded at auction

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Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 65

Drehorgelmann, 1872

Watercolour on paper

Original catalogue wording

Drehorgelmann, 1872
aquarelle sur papier

Catalogue period : 2021-03-24

Published result : 972 CHF

Including buyer’s premium

Estimate : CHF 800–1200

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Sources and references

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Profile updated : 2026-10-21