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The 100 Most Famous Albin Egger-Lienz Paintings to Choose From
Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 185 works by Albin Egger-Lienz in our catalogue
Quick answer
Number one among Albin Egger-Lienz's paintings is Good Friday (1892). In second and third place: From Him (1887) and Saint Sebastian (1887). Our catalogue holds 185 works by Albin Egger-Lienz. The 100 listed here are the most famous, in rank order, with the year and museum of each original.
1868 – 1926, Stribach
Expressionism
Most works: Schloss Bruck
The top 10: Albin Egger-Lienz's most famous paintings
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Ranks 11 to 100: more Albin Egger-Lienz paintings
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Life
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The Grace Before Meals
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A Farewell in Tirol in the Year 1809Schloss Bruck
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The mower
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MothersTiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
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Feldsegen
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Studies Of A Baby
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Head-study For The Work
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The Hail Mary After The Kamp On Mount Isel
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The Artists Daughter Ila -
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Study To The War-women -
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Studies To The Spring
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Study To The Resurrection
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The Artists Mother Maria Trojer
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Study To The War-women
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After the peace agreementSchloss Bruck
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The Nameless -
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Saint sebastian
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Haspinger 18091908
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The Farmer
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Early self-portrait
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Farm village in CountSchloss Bruck
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The venison dealerSchloss Bruck
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Field blessing
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The Sandpergerin Rottin and his wife
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The dead christSchloss Bruck
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Entry of King Etzel in Vienna
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Madonna -
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Christnacht
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German princes with dagger
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Ideal female head
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Man's headSchloss Bruck
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PietaLeopold Museum
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Aspinger Anno Nine
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Sower and the Devil
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The Artists Son Fred
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Christoph Rott, Ein Bauer1910
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Totentanz, Vierte Fassung1915
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Die Alten1914
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Vorfrühling1917
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At Calvary Hill in Bozen1922
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Dead Hares1925
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Sturm1925
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Sturm1925
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Sturm1925
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Sturm1925
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Ila, die jüngere Tochter des Künstlers1920 · Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
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Holy-Night
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Study To The Men Without Names
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Lumberjack, Charcoal
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Head Of A Young Man
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Field Of Corpses IiHeeresgeschichtliches Museum
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The procession I
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Storm. the nameless
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The Nameless
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The ReaperLeopold Museum
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The risen lord
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Final
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The sea, KatwijkSchloss Bruck
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Sketch of a gun
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Toter Soldat Der Mass Bird EroicaHeeresgeschichtliches Museum
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Husband And Wife
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Oriental pathetic stretching out his arm
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Ruhende Hirten
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Three studies Eyes
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Head of a Woman
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The Sea
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Ornamentales übungsblatt
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Boy At The Spring
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The ancients
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Sketch of two feet
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On the stairs
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Mary the sister of the artist
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Baroque church interior
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The War
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The loggersSchloss Bruck
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Self potrait
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Of cruciferous man's head
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The Risen Christ
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Danse Macabre
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Entry of King Etzel in Vienna - maid of honor
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Studies of a putto
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Portrait of a woman in Tyrolean costume
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Father and son
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Christoph Rott, a farmer
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Purple mallows, holy island
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The Tyrolean waitressSchloss Bruck
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Portrait lorli
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Kaiserschutze
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Watch dolomites
Life
12The Grace Before Meals
13A Farewell in Tirol in the Year 1809Schloss Bruck
14The mower
15MothersTiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
16Feldsegen
17Studies Of A Baby
18Head-study For The Work
19The Hail Mary After The Kamp On Mount Isel
20The Artists Daughter Ila -
21Study To The War-women -
22Studies To The Spring
23Study To The Resurrection
24The Artists Mother Maria Trojer
25Study To The War-women
26After the peace agreementSchloss Bruck
27The Nameless -
28Saint sebastian
29Haspinger 18091908
30The Farmer
31Early self-portrait
32Farm village in CountSchloss Bruck
33The venison dealerSchloss Bruck
34Field blessing
35The Sandpergerin Rottin and his wife
36The dead christSchloss Bruck
37Entry of King Etzel in Vienna
38Madonna -
39Christnacht
40German princes with dagger
41Ideal female head
42Man's headSchloss Bruck
43PietaLeopold Museum
44Aspinger Anno Nine
45Sower and the Devil
46The Artists Son Fred
47Christoph Rott, Ein Bauer1910
48Totentanz, Vierte Fassung1915
49Die Alten1914
50Vorfrühling1917
51At Calvary Hill in Bozen1922
52Dead Hares1925
53Sturm1925
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57Ila, die jüngere Tochter des Künstlers1920 · Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
58Holy-Night
59Study To The Men Without Names
60Lumberjack, Charcoal
61Head Of A Young Man
62Field Of Corpses IiHeeresgeschichtliches Museum
63The procession I
64Storm. the nameless
65The Nameless
66The ReaperLeopold Museum
67The risen lord
68Final
69The sea, KatwijkSchloss Bruck
70Sketch of a gun
71Toter Soldat Der Mass Bird EroicaHeeresgeschichtliches Museum
72Husband And Wife
73Oriental pathetic stretching out his arm
74Ruhende Hirten
75Three studies Eyes
76Head of a Woman
77The Sea
78Ornamentales übungsblatt
79Boy At The Spring
80The ancients
81Sketch of two feet
82On the stairs
83Mary the sister of the artist
84Baroque church interior
85The War
86The loggersSchloss Bruck
87Self potrait
88Of cruciferous man's head
89The Risen Christ
90Danse Macabre
91Entry of King Etzel in Vienna - maid of honor
92Studies of a putto
93Portrait of a woman in Tyrolean costume
94Father and son
95Christoph Rott, a farmer
96Purple mallows, holy island
97The Tyrolean waitressSchloss Bruck
98Portrait lorli
99Kaiserschutze
100Watch dolomites
Albin Egger-Lienz paintings by period
Early Modern
1925 · 3 works in this listLate Medieval
3 works in this listMature Period
15 works in this listAlbin Egger-Lienz paintings by subject
The four most frequent subjects in this ranking, with the top painting for each.
Austrian art 9 works
Women 5 works
Melancholy 5 works
Museums holding Albin Egger-Lienz's originals
The 5 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Albin Egger-Lienz | Paintings from this list |
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 Schloss Bruck |
Lienz | 20 | Saint Sebastian, On the Church Choir of the Lienzer Pfarrkirche St. Andrä, Hulda |
 Leopold Museum |
Vienna | 3 | Pieta, The Reaper |
 Heeresgeschichtliches Museum |
Vienna | 3 | Field Of Corpses Ii, Toter Soldat Der Mass Bird Eroica |
 Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum |
Innsbruck | 1 | Mothers |
 Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz |
Linz | 1 | Ila, die jüngere Tochter des Künstlers |
Each decade's top Albin Egger-Lienz painting
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Albin Egger-Lienz paintings: FAQ
Which is Albin Egger-Lienz's most famous work?Show answer
Good Friday (1892) ranks first, followed by From Him (1887) and Saint Sebastian (1887).
At what age was Good Friday painted by Albin Egger-Lienz?Show answer
Albin Egger-Lienz was 24: Good Friday is dated 1892, and Albin Egger-Lienz was born in 1868.
What are the ten most famous Albin Egger-Lienz paintings?Show answer
Good Friday, From Him, Saint Sebastian, On the Church Choir of the Lienzer Pfarrkirche St. Andrä, Madonna, Hulda, The Man Behind the Crucifer (The Cross), Cesurrection Of Christ, The Sower - and Carpenters working in a mountain Village. Year and museum for each are in the ranking above.
How many paintings by Albin Egger-Lienz are listed?Show answer
185 works by Albin Egger-Lienz are in our catalogue, dated 1887 to 1925.
Which museums hold Albin Egger-Lienz's most famous originals?Show answer
Mainly in Schloss Bruck (Lienz), Leopold Museum (Vienna) and Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Vienna). See the museum table above for the full list.
When were the top Albin Egger-Lienz paintings made?Show answer
In 1920s: 7 of the 100 paintings ranked here date from that time, including At Calvary Hill in Bozen.
What are the oldest and the most recent famous Albin Egger-Lienz paintings?Show answer
Earliest on this page: From Him (1887). Latest: Dead Hares (1925).
Which subjects appear most in Albin Egger-Lienz's paintings?Show answer
Among the 100 paintings ranked here: Austrian art (9), Women (5) and Melancholy (5).
What movement do Albin Egger-Lienz's paintings belong to?Show answer
Expressionism, based on the paintings ranked on this page.
Which famous Albin Egger-Lienz paintings does the Schloss Bruck have?Show answer
The Schloss Bruck, Lienz holds 13 of the paintings ranked here, including Saint Sebastian, On the Church Choir of the Lienzer Pfarrkirche St. Andrä and Hulda.
Can I buy a Albin Egger-Lienz painting as a reproduction?Show answer
Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print. Open the painting, choose the size and place your order.
Albin Egger-Lienz: the artist behind the paintings
Albin Egger-Lienz: Life and Legacy
Early Life and Training
- Born: January 29, 1868, in Dölsach-Stribach near Lienz, Tyrol, Austria.
- Parentage: He was the natural son of Maria Trojer, a peasant girl, and Georg Egger, a church painter. He later adopted his father’s surname combined with his birthplace.
- His initial artistic education came from his father, laying the foundation for his future career.
- He continued his studies at the Academy in Munich, where he was profoundly influenced by artists like Franz Defregger and Jean-François Millet.
Artistic Development and Influences
- Egger-Lienz’s early works focused on scenes of peasant life and historical events, particularly the Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809.
- Key Influence: The artist Ferdinand Hodler significantly impacted Egger-Lienz's style, leading to a monumental expressiveness characterized by heroic figures in stage-like spaces.
- He joined the Vienna Secession in 1909, further solidifying his position within the Austrian art scene.
- His artistic language evolved towards strongly outlined, massive forms painted with an almost monochromatic palette of earth colors.
Major Works and Achievements
- Notable Paintings: Some of his most renowned works include “Der Totentanz von anno neun” (1906-1908), “Almlandschaft im Ötztal” (1911), and “Den Namenlosen” (1916).
- He participated in the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900, receiving a bronze medal for his painting "Feldsegen."
- During World War I, he served as a war painter on the southern Austrian front.
- His later works often incorporated religious themes alongside scenes of peasant life, such as “Christ’s Resurrection.”
Historical Significance and Legacy
- Unique Style: Egger-Lienz blended elements of Expressionism with traditional Austrian art, creating a distinctive style that set him apart from his contemporaries.
- His work often explored themes of heroism, sacrifice, and the connection between humanity and nature.
- He declined multiple professorships at prestigious academies, preferring to maintain artistic independence.
- Lasting Impact: His paintings continue to be celebrated for their emotional power and monumental scale, representing a significant contribution to Austrian art history.
Final Years and Death
- Egger-Lienz spent his final years painting frescoes for the Memorial Chapel of the Fallen in War in Lienz.
- Death: He passed away on November 4, 1926, in St. Justina-Rentsch, Bozen/Bolzano, South Tyrol/Alto Adige, Italy, leaving behind a rich artistic legacy.