190 - Karl Hayd, “Nude Study”, oil painting, c. 1920, framed

Karl Hayd, “Nude Study”, oil painting, c. 1920, framed Karl Hayd, 1882 Hainburg an der Donau - 1945 Linz, Austrian painter and graphic artist. He is particularly well known for his topographically accurate cityscapes of Linz, as well as for his unvarnished works as a war artist, here: a young female nude in a room bathed in summer light, standing in front of an armchair covered with a white cloth, arms stretched behind her head; oil on cardboard, 35 x 22 cm, signed on the left; on the reverse, an old original adhesive label with the imprint: “Karl Hayd, Academic Painter, Linz, Volksfeststraße 22”, work no. 779, and handwritten title “Nude Study”About the artist: Karl Hayd studied from 1902 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Christian Griepenkerl and Alois Delug, as well as at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts under František Thiele.After returning to Vienna, he formed a close friendship with Egon Schiele, with whom he also exchanged drawings. During the First World War, he worked as a war artist. In 1918, Karl Hayd moved to Linz, where, alongside portraits, landscapes and still lifes, he painted highly accurate topographical views of the old city of Linz, which was gradually disappearing as a result of the industrial boom.