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The Austrian painter Adolf Helmberger (1885–1967), born and deceased in St. Gilgen, is particularly associated with the landscapes of the Salzkammergut, which he painted mainly after the First World War. His training took him from Salzburg, where he studied under Franz Kulstrunk, to Munich, to Simon Hollósy’s private school, and then to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he studied under Christian Griepenkerl and Alois Delug.
From 1915, he took part in the First World War as a volunteer war painter. After the war, the landscapes of the Salzkammergut occupied a major place in his work; catalogued titles include “St. Wolfgang” (1909) and “Bergwiesen bei St. Gilgen, Abersee” (1922). Another listed title, “Blick auf Bad Gastein”, is dated 1936.
Helmberger became a member of the Wiener Künstlergenossenschaft in 1922. He was awarded the title of professor in 1956.
The Schuler Auktionen catalogue also describes a portrait entitled “Bildnis einer Dame”, painted in 1951: an oil on canvas measuring 49 × 39 cm, signed and dated at the lower right.
This profile brings together identity references for Adolf Helmberger and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
8 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Schuler. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil on canvas
Blick vom Glarner-Riet gegen Wiggis Raute
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2024-09-18
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1000–2000
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Oil on canvas
Bildnis einer Dame
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2024-09-12
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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Oil on canvas
Blick vom Glarner-Riet gegen Wiggis Raute
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2024-06-12
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 2000–4000
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Oil on cardboard
San Salvatore von Lugano aus gesehen
Öl auf Karton
Catalogue period : 2024-06-12
Published result : 1000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–1800
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Oil on canvas
Bildnis einer Dame
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2024-06-06
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 500–800
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Bergpanorama mit Kühen auf der Alp.
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 3600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4000
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Kühe auf der Alp vor Bergpanorama.
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 1700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4800
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Ansicht des Wetterhorns mit Bauernhäusern.
Öl auf Mkt
Date to be documented
Published result : 1400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1800
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
