Carl Moll (1861-1945, Vienna) was a painter of landscapes, interiors and still lifes, whose work became a testimony to the Art Nouveau period. Beginning his art studies under Viennese landscape painter, Carl Haunold, Moll later became the student of Christian Griepenkerl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. By far the most influential teacher of his career was Emil Jakob Schindler, with whom he painted and remained friends from 1881 until Schindler’s death in 1892. After Schindler died , Moll married his widow, Anna (née von Bergen).

Moll was the co-founder of the Vienna Secession with Gustav Klimt in 1897 and in 1903 encouraged the use of the Belvedere Gallery to show exhibitions of modern Austrian art. In 1905 he, along with Klimt, left the Secession, although Moll continued to be involved with the exhibition of art in Vienna including the first exhibition in Vienna of the work of Vincent Van Gogh

While artistic director of the Galerie Miethke in Vienna, Karl Moll organized numerous exhibitions, and during this time, was credited with persuading the Gallery to purchase many important works by Cézanne, Van Gogh and Renoir. From 1912 on, Moll traveled Europe and purchased art for private collectors, saving many important works from obscurity by bringing them back to Vienna.

As a post-secessionist artist, Moll concentrated on landscapes and light, as well as on capturing the atmosphere and ambiance of the scenes he depicted. In 1930, he published a book on his former teacher and friend Schindler, and continued organizing worthy exhibitions. In 1945, Carl Moll committed suicide, together with his daughter and son-in-law, as the Soviet Army entered Vienna.

Museums: Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary; Akademie der Bildenden Künst, Vienna; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, Los Angeles County Museum, California; Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

Sources: Wikipedia, Germany. Please also visit: Janet Wasserman's page on Carl Moll.

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