Carl Spitzweg
5th February 1808 – 23th September 1885
Carl Spitzweg was born on 5th of February in 1808 in Unterpfaffenhofen, Bavaria. Although trained as a chemist, he discovered quite early his talent for drawing and his affinity with art. Spitzweg travelled extensively during his lifetime and the impressions formed by his travels greatly influenced his work. Shortly after completing his studies in pharmaceutics in 1832, he visited Italy. It was particularly in the cities of Florence, Rome, and Naples that he discovered the many significant works of Western culture which were to leave a permanent imprint on him.
A severe case of dysentery in 1833 strengthened his resolve to abandon his career as a chemist and he proceeded to commit himself solely to his painting. In June 1835, he became a member of the Munich Art Association and travelled that same year to southern Tirol with the landscape painter Eduard Schleich, the Elder.
In 1839 he completed his first painting entitled ''The Poor Poet'. Although this recurring motif would later be considered his most well-known body of work, the painting was not accepted at this time by the jury of the Munich Art Association.
As regards his graphic production, the first publication in 1844 of his own illustrations in the Munich weekly paper 'Fliegende Blätter' is considered quite significant. His visits to the Industrial Exposition in Paris and the World's Fair exhibition in London in 1851 were his first contact with the Oriental scenes which would begin to inform his work.
To the deserving painter were bestowed numerous honours during the second half of Spitzweg's lifetime: in 1865 the Bavarian Royal Merit Order of St. Michael was conferred upon him, and in 1875 he was named an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Carl Spitzweg died on 23th of September in 1885 and was entombed in the historic South Cemetery in Munich.
He leaves behind a body of work dedicated to the townspeople who inhibit his genre scenes, and with acute and pointed, but never ill-natured humour he portrays the everday bourgeois life of his time.
Lit: Siegfried Wichmann, Carl Spitzweg. Verzeichnis der Werke, Gemälde und Aquarelle, Stuttgart: Belser, 2002.
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Winter Auctions 19.–20.11.2021 Modern and Contemporary Art | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2217 (Winter Auctions 19.–20.11.2021) Geiger, Rupprecht 1908 Munich - 2009 ibid. «Ohne Titel (untitled)» from «Epitaph Karl Amadeus Hartmann». 1966. Zincography on laid ... | |||
Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018 Paintings and Drawings 15th to 18th Century | ||||
3393 (Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018) Steen, Jan Havickszoon Umkreis oder Nachfolge 1626 Leiden - 1679 ebd. Circle or follower of Jan Havickszoon Steen. «La déclaration d'amour». Oil on canvas. ... | ||||
Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015 Paintings and Drawings 19th and 20th Century | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 4283 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) André, Albert 1869 Lyon - 1954 Laudun. «Route de la Corniche à l'Estaque, le soir». Oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated ... | |||
4433 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Willems, Florent 1823 Lüttich - 1905 Paris-Neuilly. Interior with two young women reading a letter. Oil on panel. Signed lower left. ... | ||||
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Image under artist's copyright. | 2086 (Spring Auctions Fischer, Klaus Jürgen Geb. 1930 Krefeld, lebt und arbeitet in Baden-Baden und Château de Vaudrémont. Untitled. Oil and mixed media on ... | |||
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3275 (Spring Auctions Zwei Fischer Okimono of two fishermen. Japan DDDDJapan ... | starting price: 300,- EUR | |||
Autumn Auctions 06.–08.12.2012 Books and Atlases | ||||
3072 (Autumn Auctions 06.–08.12.2012) Auktionskatalog Fischer Catalogue of auction 60 of gallery Fischer, Lucerne, 30. June 1939. «Gemälde und Plastiken Moderner Meister aus ... | ||||
Autumn Auctions 06.–08.12.2012 Carpets and Rugs | ||||
5321 (Autumn Auctions 06.–08.12.2012) Nadelarbeit Needlework. Probably Brussels 17th/18th C. Mixed embroidery techniques. DDDDWohl Brüssel 17./18. Jh. Verschiedene ... | ||||
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5470 (Autumn Auctions 06.–08.12.2012) Burlin, Natalie Curtis 1875 (?) - 1921 Paris. French coastal scene. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Provenance: formerly Eberhard ... | ||||
Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012 Clocks | ||||
1416 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Kaminuhr Mantel clock. France circa 1880. Ebonised wood and brass inlays. Eight-day movement, striking on a bell. Restored and ... | ||||
Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012 Asian Art | ||||
3229 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Kleiner Lacktisch Small lacquer table. Japan circa 1900. Red lacquer, carved, and wood. Provenance: formerly private collection Eberhard ... | ||||
3255 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Große Deckelvase Large lidded vase. China circa 1900. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Provenance: formerly private collection ... | ||||
3259 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Zwei Teller Two plates. Japan 18th/19th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and partially in brown. One plate badly damaged. ... | ||||
3260 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Vier Teller Four plates. Japan 18th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Minor chips. Provenance: formerly private collection ... | starting price: 800,- EUR | |||
3261 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Vier Teller mit Landschaftsdekor Four plates with landscape decoration. Japan 18th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Chipped. Provenance: ... | starting price: 800,- EUR | |||
3311 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Zwei Imari-Deckelvasen Two lidded Imari vases. Japan 19th C. or earlier. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red and gold. One vase ... | ||||
3312 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Vier Imari-Teller Four Imari plates. Japan 18th C. Porcelain, painted in polychrome colours and gold. One plate with old restoration. ... | starting price: 450,- EUR | |||
3313 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Drei Imari-Teller Three Imari plates. Japan 18th C. Porcelain, painted in polychrome colours and gold. Two plates restored. Provenance: ... | ||||
3314 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Imari-Fächerplatte Imari fan dish. Japan, Arita 18th/19th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red and gold. Provenance: ... | starting price: 400,- EUR | |||
3315 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Ovale Imari-Schale Oval Imari dish. Japan 18th/19th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red and gold. Hairline crack to rim. ... | starting price: 300,- EUR | |||
3316 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Imari-Platte Imari dish. Japan 19th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red and gold. Tripple ring and impressed seal ... | starting price: 300,- EUR | |||
3317 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Seltener Koi-Imari-Teller Rare Koi-Imari plate. China 17th/18th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red and gold. Provenance: ... | ||||
3318 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Drei Imari-Fächerschalen Three Imari fan shaped dishes. Japan 18th C. Porcelain, painted in polychrome colours and gold. Rims chipped. ... | starting price: 450,- EUR | |||
3319 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Kleine Imari-Deckelvase Small lidded Imari vase. Japan, Arita 19th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red and gold. Provenance: ... | ||||
3320 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Große Imari-Deckelvase Large lidded Imari vase. Japan, Arita 18th/19th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red and gold. ... | ||||
3321 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Kleine Imari-Deckelvase Small lidded Imari vase. Japan 19th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red and gold. Lid restored. ... | starting price: 200,- EUR | |||
3322 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Imposante Imari-Deckelvase Impressive lidded Imari vase. Japan 18th/19th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red and gold. Provenance: ... | ||||
3323 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Drei Imari-Teller Three Imari plates. Japan 18th C. Porcelain, painted in polychrome colours and gold. One plate restored. Provenance: ... | starting price: 450,- EUR | |||
3324 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Drei Imari-Fächerschalen Three Imari fan shaped dishes. Japan 18th C. Porcelain, painted in polychrome colours. Provenance: formerly private ... | starting price: 450,- EUR | |||
3325 (Spring Auctions 14.–16.06.2012) Große Imari-Platte Large Imari dish. Japan, Arita 18th C. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, iron red, green and gold. Rim with circa ... |
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