Background
He was the son of one of Count Breunerschen"s stewards.
He was the son of one of Count Breunerschen"s stewards.
He moved to Salzburg in 1840 and set up a studio there. He was also instrumental in creating the Salzburg Art Society and a small Academy that numbered Josef Mayburger and Hans Makart"s father among its students. In 1851, he built his own villa (Swiss chalet style) in Aigen.
lieutenant is still known as the Fischbachvilla.
Together with Moritz von Schwind and Ludwig Richter, he is considered one of the most important representatives of the Austrian Biedermeier style. Landscapes were his speciality, but he also produced genre art, portraits, vedute and still lifes.