Friedrich Gauermann's father was a painter, draftsman and engraver. He recognized the talent of his two sons early on and encouraged Friedrich Gauermann and his brother Carl accordingly. Friedrich Gauermann continued this early artistic training from 1824 to 1827 with studies at the Vienna Academy under J. Mössmer and also continued his autodidactic training on hikes in Styria, Salzburg and Tyrol. Later on, various hikes and study trips also played an important role for him: Gauermann traveled to the Austrian Alpine countries, mostly with his brother-in-law, to the Salzkammergut in 1824 and 1831, to Dresden in 1827, to Munich in 1828, 1934 and 1940, and to Venice in 1838 and 1843. On March 26, 1836 he was elected at the k.k. Academy of Fine Arts as a landscape painter as a Member of the Arts. Friedrich Gauermann was a very popular landscape painter of the Biedermeier period. He broke away from the multi-figure vedute painting and instead oriented himself towards Dutch painting, the landscapes of Potter, Wouwermann, Ruisdael, Ross and Dujardin exerted a great influence on his depictions of nature. From 1830 on the typical mountain and forest landscapes populated with animals are dominant. Gauermann studied his motifs in the wild and his depictions of animals are outstanding within Austrian painting. Its great art-historical importance is based on his drawing mastery and sensitive coloring as well as in the atmospheric light and mood effects.