Alias:Eugene Von BlaasEugene Von BlaasEugene Von BlassEugen Von BlaasEugenio di Blaas
Biography
(b Albano, Italy, 1843; d Vienna, 1931) Austrian Painter. Eugene von Blaas, a son of noted painter Karl von Blass, studied under his father before attending the Academy of Rome and the Academy of Venice. The younger von Blass became adept at figural painting and made a career depicting the street people of Venice. His charming and often sensual works won a following and were exhibited at the Royal Academy. (Credit: Leland Little, Hillsborough, Historic Hillsborough Auction, September 15, 2007, lot 110)