Portrait of an Austro-Hungarian officer

[Valter Gorenc]

Very nice portrait! Being from renowned author gives it extra premium.

Turnovsky can be Czech, Moravian, Slovak, but also Polish (it would be Turnowski or maybe even Tarnowski). There were relatively many Polish officers in Austro-Hungarian army, as Poles (especially noble ones) were considered more loyal to empire than i.e. Czechs.

[Alro]

Hi,

thank you for your answers and appreciations.
If the oberstleutnant was from Bohemia, maybe he was an acquaintance or a family friend ?

For eyes pleasures, two others, sadly not mine, drawings of Robert Streit with military subjects :


https://www.dorotheum.com/cz/aukce/a...1885-1957.html



https://www.invaluable.com/auction-l...1-c-65f4274b61

Regards.