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 08.–09.12.2017 Modern and Contemporary Art | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 3082 (Winter Auctions 08.–09.12.2017) Ionesco, Eugène 1909 Slatina - 1994 Paris. «Série». 1985. Lithograph in colours on wove paper. Signed lower right. Numbered E.A. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 3101 (Winter Auctions 08.–09.12.2017) Richter, Gerhard Geb. 1932 Dresden, lebt und arbeitet in Köln. «Kassel». Black and white lacquer over offset lithograph in colours ... | |||
Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016 Modern and Contemporary Art | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2001 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Braque, Georges 1882 Argenteuil-sur-Seine - 1963 Paris. «Marine noir». 1962. Lithograph in colours on strong BFK Rives wove paper. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2002 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Braque, Georges 1882 Argenteuil-sur-Seine - 1963 Paris. «Marine». Circa 1960. Lithograph in colours on wove paper. Signed lower ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2006 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Der große Korb (the large basket)». 1975. Lithograph in colours on strong ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2007 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Derrière le mirroir». | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2020 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Marcks, Gerhard 1889 Berlin - 1981 Burgbrohl. The string player. Lithograph on wove paper. Signed lower right. DDDD1889 Berlin - ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2024 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Mueller, Otto 1874 Liebau - 1930 Obernigk. «Zigeuner-Liebespaar II (gypsy love couple II)». 1921/22. Lithograph on wove paper. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2025 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Mueller, Otto 1874 Liebau - 1930 Obernigk. «Zwei in Dünen sitzende Mädchen II (two girls sitting in the dunes II)». 1922. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2027 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Picasso, Pablo 1881 Málaga - 1973 Mougins. «Pates Blanches». 1958. Offset lithograph in colours on wove paper, mounted on fabric. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2028a (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Picasso, Pablo nach 1881 Málaga - 1973 Mougins. After Pablo Picasso. «Portrait Imaginaire». Lithograph in colours on strong wove paper. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2028 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Picasso, Pablo 1881 Málaga - 1973 Mougins. Female nude with raised arms. Lithograph on strong, cream wove paper. Signed lower ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2032 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Antes, Horst Geb. 1936 Heppenheim, lebt und arbeitet in Karlsruhe, Florenz und Berlin. Untitled. Lithograph on wove paper. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2048 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Beuys, Joseph 1921 Kleve - 1985 Düsseldorf. «:aus dem Leben der Bienen (:from the life of bees)». 1978. Lithograph in colours on ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2049 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Beuys, Joseph 1921 Kleve - 1985 Düsseldorf. «Hirschkuh (hind)». 1979. Lithograph in colours on strong BFK Rives laid paper ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2051 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Bisky, Norbert Geb. 1970 Leipzig, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin. «Perfect match». 2004/06. Offset lithograph in colours on light ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2070 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Christo, d.i. Christo Javacheff Geb. 1935 Gabrovo, lebt und arbeitet in New York. «Wrapped Motorcycle/Sidecar, Project for Harley-Davidson 1933 VL ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2071 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Christo, d.i. Christo Javacheff Geb. 1935 Gabrovo, lebt und arbeitet in New York. «Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)». Offset lithograph in ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2072 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Christo, d.i. Christo Javacheff Geb. 1935 Gabrovo, lebt und arbeitet in New York. «Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)». Offset lithograph in ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2108 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Götzinger, Herbert 1928 Düsseldorf - 1976 ebd. «Atim». Lithograph on light cardboard. Signed lower right and dated (19)75. DDDD1928 ... | starting price: 500,- EUR | ||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2112 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Gursky, Andreas Geb. 1955 Leipzig, lebt und arbeitet in Düsseldorf. «Untitled XV». 2005/06. Offset lithograph in colours on light ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2113 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Helnwein, Gottfried Geb. 1948 Wien, lebt und arbeitet in Los Angeles und Irland. «Jean Tinguely». 1982. Lithograph in colours on strong ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2114 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Helnwein, Gottfried Geb. 1948 Wien, lebt und arbeitet in Los Angeles und Irland. «Jean Tinguely». 1982. Lithograph in colours on strong ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2119 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Hundertwasser, Friedensreich 1928 Wien - 2000 auf See vor Australien. «10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do». Photolithograph in ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2132 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Loye, Toyin Geb. 1959 Ijebu Jesa, lebt und arbeitet in Den Haag. «Bridging the world». 2004/06. Offset lithograph in colours on ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2133 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Luo Brothers, d.i. Luo Weidong, Luo Weiguo und Luo Weibing Geb. 1963 bzw. 1964 bzw. 1972 Guangxi Zhuang, leben und arbeiten in Peking. «A cup for your toy». 2005/06. Offset ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2135 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Lüpertz, Markus Geb. 1941 Reichsberg/Böhmen, lebt und arbeitet in Düsseldorf, Berlin, Karlsruhe und Florenz. «Football on the ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2140 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Marini, Marino 1901 Pistoia - 1981 Viareggio. «Cavalier fond vert». 1957. Lithograph in colours on BFK Rives wove paper ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2147 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Morris, Sarah Geb. 1967 Sevenoaks, lebt und arbeitet in New York und London. «Gateway». 2004/06. Offset lithograph in colours on ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2154 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Poliakoff, Serge 1906 Moskau - 1969 Paris. «Komposition in Grün, Blau und Rot (composition in green, blue and red)». 1965. ... |
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