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50 Euro Gold Tina Blau – Painter Coin P

  • First coin in Austria’s Unsung Heroines series
  • Highest possible minting quality
  • Comes in a case with a certificate of authenticity
  • Strictly limited mintage
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The first unsung Austrian heroine in this fascinating series, Tina Blau, born in Vienna in 1845, was drawn to painting as a child. In those days, aspiring female painters had to rely on private lessons as there were no official training opportunities for them, but she was fortunate to have a highly supportive father.

Not content to work in a studio, she painted landscapes at a time when outdoor painting was not very popular and was among the first Austrian artists to travel through Austria and other European countries in search of new subjects. Characterised by the rediscovery of Biedermeier realism, her style also showed impressionistic tendencies. She painted her masterpiece Spring in the Prater in the meadows of the Viennese park in 1882. Unprecedented in its brightness, the painting made Tina Blau an artist of European standing.  

In 1883, she moved to Munich where she taught at the Women Artists’ Association. Her first major exhibition was held there in 1890; she later exhibited her work at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 and her work was presented at many subsequent international exhibitions. In 1897, she helped found the Wiener Frauenakademie, an art school for women in Vienna, where she taught until 1915. A truly modern painter and thinker, Tina Blau was a courageous and independent personality who had a profound effect on the next generations of women artists. She died in the Austrian capital in 1916.

The coin’s obverse features a likeness of Tina Blau taken from a photograph from her youth. A broad brushstroke dominates the background of the coin. Decorated with trees and flowers, the right-hand side of the coin’s reverse focuses on the landscape painting for which Tina Blau became famous. The portraits of two women on the left allude to her time teaching at the Wiener Frauenakademie.

Product No. 26327
Date of Issue 15 February 2023
Quality Proof
Series Austria's Unsung Heroines
Face Value 50 Euro
Diameter 22.00 mm
Coin Design Mag. Helmut Andexlinger, Kathrin Kuntner
Alloy Gold Au 986
Fine Weight 7.78 g / 0.25 oz
Total Weight 7.89 g
Packaging Comes in a case complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity and protective slipcase
Mintage (Proof) 20,000
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