Carl Schuch 1846–1903

Carl Schuch’s painting made a profound contribution to European art in the late 19th century. His oeuvre covers the full spectrum from Viennese Biedermeier to German-influenced realism and the French avant-garde, from Waldmüller and Leibl to Manet, Monet and Cézanne. Constantly engaged with current developments and maintaining a sceptical distance from his own artwork, the artist’s oeuvre culminated in still lifes and landscapes painted in a unique style during his years in Paris.Schuch did not make it easy for posterity to access his work, rejecting anything he did not consider good enough. Around 350 paintings and some 250 works on paper have survived, but a considerable number have been lost. This catalogue raisonné provides a first critical inventory of his oeuvre.First catalogue raisonné of Carl Schuch’s work, taking into account the latest analyses and findings on painting techniquesEssays on the artist’s biography, work and reception: Schuch as an independent artist caught between realism and modernismVolume 14 of the Belvedere Catalogue Raisonné series