Carl Spitzweg ( German: Carl Spitzweg ; February 5, 1808 , Germering - September 23, 1885 , Munich ) - German painter, draftsman and illustrator, one of the most prominent representatives of the Biedermeier style.
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Biography
Born in Munich in the family of a businessman. He studied at the Latin school at the court pharmacy in Munich, then at the pharmaceutical department of the University of Munich. Worked first as an assistant pharmacist, and then as a pharmacist. At the same time, studying painting, studying on the canvases of Dutch masters of the 17th century , exhibited in the Munich Old Pinakothek . He was preparing to enter the Munich Academy of Arts, regularly engaged in painting, but he was not accepted to the Academy because of his age.
In the 30s and 40s of the 19th century, he worked as a draftsman and illustrator for satirical magazines, for example, for “Flying Leaves” (“Fliegende Blätter”). The paintings created by him during this period are ironic in depicting an urban idyll, the life of a petty burgher . These works indicate a great talent for observing the features of human nature, have a clear composition and display of the play of light and shadow, as in the Dutch genre artists of the 17th century. In the late 40s, Spitsweg made a series of trips abroad, including to Prague , Paris and London , where he discovered the landscape painting of John Constable , as well as the work of Eugene Delacroix and artists of the Barbizon school . From this moment, landscape painting begins to play a large role in the artist's work.
In 1832, he first visited Italy.
In 1850 he went again with his brother Edward and friend E. Schleich abroad - to Venice , Paris, London and Belgium . Upon returning from Paris, from 1851 he lives permanently in Munich , only occasionally traveling to Berlin ( 1856 ) and during the summer months to Pommersfelden ( 1853 and 1855 ).
In 1868 he received the title of Honorary Member of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.
He died at the age of 77 in his own bed from a stroke . Initially, the paintings of Karl Spitzweg did not enjoy public recognition, a turning point came after the Paris World Exhibition in 1867 , after which the artist became very popular. The creative heritage of the master is huge: he left behind more than 1,500 paintings, watercolors and sketches.
Selected Canvases
- The Poor Poet, 1839 , Munich, New Pinakothek .
- "Cactus lover", 1845 , private collection.
- Love Letter, 1845/46 , Berlin, New National Gallery .
- The Postman at Rosenthal, Marburg , University Museum of Art and Art History.
- Farewell, 1855 , Munich, New Pinakothek.
- "Spanish Concert", 1856 , Munich, New Pinakothek.
- "Picnic", 1864 , Munich, New Pinakothek.
- “Haymaking in the mountains”, 1865 , private collection.
- “In the Alps”, 1880 , Leipzig , Museum of Fine Arts.
- Alchemist, Stuttgart , Württemberg State Gallery.
- The Book Worm , 1850 , Schweinfurt , collection of Georg Schaefer.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Carl Spitzweg
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ Holland H. Spitzweg, Karl // Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - L : 1893. - Vol. 35. - S. 226–230.
- ↑ verschiedene Autoren Neue Deutsche Biographie - 1953.
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 118616307 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
Literature
- Carl Spitzweg, G. Roennefahrt, Munich 1960
- Spitzweg, H. Feldbusch, Bergisch Gladbach 1968
- Die Welt der Malerei, Cologne 1990
Links
- Karl Spitzweg at Wikiquote (German)