Evening on the Isar, Karl Heffner, 1874
Karl Heffner1849–1925

Evening on the Isar

1874 · Oil painting · 43.8 × 84.2 cm

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Where is “Evening on the Isar” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.

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Karl Heffner (1849-1925) was born in Würzburg where he first studied music. He was a pupil of Adolf Stademann (1824-1895) and Adolf Heinrich Lier (1826-1882) in Munich. He travelled extensively in Germany, England, Italy and Holland, exhibited in Vienna and Munich between 1873 and 1883, and in the Royal Academy in London between 1880 and 1881.

Heffner was one of the greatest exponents of the Munich School of Paintings led by A. Stademan who was his master. This painting depicts a winter scene on the Isar river in Munich, with small figures in the foreground. Following the Realist technique, this work was probably executed directly after the motif in open air. This work is a fine example of Heffner's early manner.

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