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Franz Bischoff
Franz Bischoff was born in Austria where he attended crafts school, with a focus on painting and porcelain, before emigrating to the United States in 1885. He quickly earned a reputation as one of the finest porcelain artists in America, and his works were exhibited at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. He eventually founded the Bischoff Schools of Ceramic Art in New York and Dearborn, Michigan, before moving to California in 1906.
He began the design and construction of his famous home/studio along the Arroyo in Pasadena, built in the Italian Renaissance style, which was completed in 1908. During his years in California, he focused on landscape painting and floral still lifes, particularly roses, which earned him the nickname “King of the Rose Painters”.
Bischoff was an early member of two of Southern California’s most notable art associations, the California Art Club and the Laguna Beach Art Association. He is remembered for his expressive use of color, his strong compositions, and his reverence for nature. His paintings can be found in the Laguna Beach Museum of Art, the Gardena High School Collection, the Oakland Museum and the Terra Museum of American Art in Evanston, Illinois.
He is also remembered as one of the most important painters of floral still lifes and was referred to as “King of the Rose Painters”, along with another important artist who was also celebrated for his delicate floral watercolors, Paul de Longpre.
For additional information, visit:
Schaefer Art YouTube Video about Franz Bischoff Paintings
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