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Ignaz Weisser Paintings: The 3 Most Famous, Through a Gallery's Eye
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 3 works by Ignaz Weisser in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Ignaz Weisser's most famous painting is Männerporträt (1860), whose original hangs in the Augustiner Museum, Freiburg. Portrait of Elise Hugel (1870) and Bildnis Joseph Hugel aus Bonndorf (1870) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 3 works by Ignaz Weisser in our catalog, the gallery presents the 3 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
1809 – 1880, Döggingen
Most works: Augustiner Museum
The gallery's top 10 Ignaz Weisser paintings
The museums that keep Ignaz Weisser's originals
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Ignaz Weisser | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Augustiner Museum |
Freiburg | 3 | Männerporträt, Portrait of Elise Hugel, Bildnis Joseph Hugel aus Bonndorf |
Ignaz Weisser, the signature paintings of each year
Some ten years, from 1860 to 1870, were enough for Ignaz Weisser: the gallery walks through them year by year, one famous original after another.
Works per year
Pick a year to see its originals.
Ignaz Weisser's paintings: the gallery answers
Which Ignaz Weisser painting is the most famous of all?Reveal the answer
Männerporträt (1860), Augustiner Museum, Freiburg. Portrait of Elise Hugel (1870) and Bildnis Joseph Hugel aus Bonndorf (1870) come next.
How old was Ignaz Weisser on completing Männerporträt?Reveal the answer
51 years old: Männerporträt dates from 1860, and Ignaz Weisser was born in 1809.
How many works did Ignaz Weisser create?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 3 works by Ignaz Weisser, dated from 1860 to 1870.
Where do Ignaz Weisser's most famous originals hang?Reveal the answer
Mostly in Augustiner Museum (Freiburg). The museum table above lists them all.
When did Ignaz Weisser create the most famous paintings?Reveal the answer
In 1870: 2 of the 3 works on this page were made then, Portrait of Elise Hugel among them.
Which are Ignaz Weisser's earliest and latest famous works?Reveal the answer
On this page, the earliest is Männerporträt (1860) and the latest Portrait of Elise Hugel (1870).
Which Ignaz Weisser originals does the Augustiner Museum hold?Reveal the answer
Männerporträt, Portrait of Elise Hugel and Bildnis Joseph Hugel aus Bonndorf: the Augustiner Museum, Freiburg holds 3 of the works on this page.
Ignaz Weisser: the artist
The Quiet Observer of the Human Form
Ignaz Weisser lived through a period of significant transition, leaving behind a body of work that captures the steady, unadorned reality of mid-nineteenth-century life. A German painter, his hand was most frequently applied to the canvas in the service of the portrait. He did not seek to distort the subject or impose a grand narrative upon them; instead, his oil paintings offer a direct encounter with the individuals of his era. His practice was rooted in the observation of character, a skill that allowed him to translate the presence of his sitters into lasting visual records.
The weight of his contribution is felt most clearly in the collections of the Augustinermuseum in Freiburg im Breisgau. Within those halls, his works remain as quiet witnesses to the people who once walked the streets of the region. His technique relied on the traditional medium of oil on canvas, a choice that provided the necessary depth to render the subtle nuances of skin, fabric, and expression. There is a certain economy in his approach, a focus on the essential features that define a person's likeness without the distraction of unnecessary artifice.
A Record of Faces and Names
Weisser’s oeuvre focused on the domestic and the personal. His portraits were tied to the specific identities of those who sat for him, preserving names and faces from the mid-1800s. These oil paintings, many of which are held in the Augustinermuseum in Freiburg, provide a window into the social fabric of his time. His work includes:
- Männerporträt, an 1860 study of masculine character.
- Bildnis Creszenz Hugel, geb. Schäfer, a portrait of a woman.
- Portrait of Elise Hugel, a depiction of a woman from the period.
- Bildnis Joseph Hugel aus Bonndorf, a portrait of a man from the local community.
He maintained a steady focus on portraiture, moving between the depiction of men and women. He rendered the specificities of a person—the set of a jaw or the tilt of a head—with a quiet precision. Rather than following the shifting trends of the era, Weisser sought the reality of his subjects, capturing the dignity of the individual through a direct and measured approach.