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(21 May 1870 – 26 October 1928) was an Austrian print graphic designer , photographer and portrait painter

Schmutzer came from a traditional Viennese artist family. His great-grandfather Jacob Matthias Schmutzer founded the « kk engraver-Academie » in Vienna, which was soon merged with the « Imperial Academy of Fine Arts United ». Like his grandfather and father Ferdinand Schmutzer initially dealt with sculpture , but subsequently studied at the Vienna Academy , the painting . In a study in the Netherlands, the influence aroused Rembrandt van Rijn’s his interest in the etching . Soon Schmutzer enjoyed great success with his photo portraitsof Viennese society. Prominent contemporaries such as Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein , Emperor Franz Josef , the Vienna Philharmonic or Karl Lueger stood in his model.

Schmutzer exhibited his works internationally and has received several prizes and awards. In 1901 he was awarded at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition a small gold medal and 1905 a large. One particular innovation was the use of large formats in the technique of etching were unknown until then. 1901 Schmutzer was a member of the Viennese Secession , 1908, he was recognized as a master of his art professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Viennaappointed. In addition to the large formats, he introduced new techniques: he used new etching method and experimented with new needles. From 1922 to 1924 he was the Academy ago as rector. 1928 Ferdinand Schmutzer died 58-year-old in Vienna in his villa in the Sternwartestraße. His daughter was the artist Susanne Peschke-Schmutzer .

Ferdinand Schmutzer- Female Nude, Study for the Ex Libris by Dr. Ing. M. Elias,1915

Ferdinand Schmutzer- Lying female nude on a blanket in a studio.1906

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Half figure of a seated naked young woman, left hand raised to the mouth,1905

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Atelier of the sculptor Charles Korschann,1900

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Back view of a naked woman with short hair, left knee supported on a chair,1905

Ferdinand Schmutzer-nude..1905

Ferdinand SchmutzerFemale nudes from behind,1905

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Sitting female nude,1905

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Naked woman standing on a box from behind. Right arm stretched sideways, small figure in the right hand,1905

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Standing female nude from behind,1905

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Standing female nude playing violin,1905

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Nude photograph in the studio of the sculptor Charles Korschann,1900

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Variation of a young woman with an inclined chair,1897

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Woman in light dress, behind him man holding her orchids to the hair in atelier scene.,1903

Ferdinand Schmutzer-Katharina Mautner outdoors,1905

Ferdinand Schmutzerf Half-length portrait of a woman with a pearl necklace, a stylized wing hood and a cut-out dress,1900

Ferdinand Schmutzer-White seamstress in dutch dress in dark room working at the window..,1903