Alois Hans Schram - At the bladesmith’s

Alois Hans Schram, born in Vienna in 1864, was a sculptor and prolific painter of historical subjects, landscapes, and portraits. Schram studied at the Art Academy in Vienna under Griepenker, J.M. Trenkwaldl and Hans Makart. During his career he received multiple awards and honorable mentions. He won three State Prizes, and in 1889 he was awarded a two-year scholarship to travel and study in Rome. In 1890, the year Approach to Palermo was painted, Schram became a member of the Kuenstlerhaus Artist Union in Vienna. He returned to Vienna in 1891, and in 1892 he received a second place silver medal. He began to travel again in 1893, this time to France, England, Spain, Sicily, Greece, Egypt and Syria. In 1902 he was awarded “The Carl Erzherzog Award” and in 1908 he won the State Gold Medal.