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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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Collection of documenta catalogues. 26 books. Comprising «documenta IX Kassel 1992» vol. 1 essays and biographies, with a foreword by Wolfram Bremeier, vol. 2 artists from A to K, vol. 3 artists from L to Z, Edition Cantz Stuttgart 1992, box. «documenta 8 Kassel 1987», vol. 1 essays, vol. 2 catalogue, vol. 3 artist pages, Weber & Wedemeyer GmbH & Co KG, o.O. 1987, box. «documenta 7 Kassel», vol. 1 and 2, with an introduction by Rudolf Hermann Fuchs, Paul Dietrichs GmbH & Co KG, Kassel 1982. «documenta 6 Kassel 1977», vol. 1 «Malerei, Plastik, Performance», with forewords by Arnold Bode und Manfred Schneckenburger, vol. 2. «Handzeichnungen, utopisches Design, Bücher», vol. 3. «Fotografie, Film, Video», Paul Dietrichs KG + Co., Kassel 1977, box. «1972 documenta 5 - Befragung der Realität, Bildwelten heute», Verlagsgruppe Bertelsmann, Paul Dietrichs KG + Co., Kassel 1972, original plastic file folder. «documenta Dokumente», by Dieter Westecker und Carl Eberth among others, Georg Wenderoth Verlag, Kassel 1972. «documenta 4. Kassel' 68» vols. 1 + 2, Druck + Verlag GmbH Kassel 1968. «documenta III Kassel' 64 - Malerei und Skulptur», with an introduction by Werner Haftmann, DuMont, Köln 1964 (two copies). «documenta III Kassel' 64 Handzeichnungen», with an introduction by Werner Haftmann, Hessische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt GmbH Kassel 1964 (two copies). «II. documenta '59», three vols. «Kunst nach 1945 - Malerei», with an introduction by Werner Haftmann, «Druckgrafik», «Skulptur», DuMont, Köln 1959 (two copies). «documenta - Kunst des XX. Jahrhunderts», with an introduction by Werner Haftmann, Prestel München 1955. Partially with signs of age and use. Provenance: private collection.
26-tlg. Bestehend aus «documenta IX Kassel 1992», Bd. 1 Essays und Biographien, mit einem Vorwort von Wolfram Bremeier, Bd. 2 Künstler von A bis K, Bd. 3 Künstler von L bis Z, Edition Cantz Stuttgart 1992, Schuber. «documenta 8 Kassel 1987», Bd. 1 Aufsätze, Bd. 2 Katalog, Bd. 3 Künstlerseiten, Weber & Wedemeyer GmbH & Co KG, o.O. 1987, Schuber. «documenta 7 Kassel», Bd. 1 und 2, mit einer Einführung von Rudolf Hermann Fuchs, Paul Dietrichs GmbH & Co KG, Kassel 1982. «documenta 6 Kassel 1977», Bd. 1 «Malerei, Plastik, Performance», mit Vorworten von Arnold Bode und Manfred Schneckenburger, Bd. 2. «Handzeichnungen, utopisches Design, Bücher», Bd. 3. «Fotografie, Film, Video», Paul Dietrichs KG + Co., Kassel 1977, Schuber. «1972 documenta 5 - Befragung der Realität, Bildwelten heute», Verlagsgruppe Bertelsmann, Paul Dietrichs KG + Co., Kassel 1972, original Kunststoffaktenordner mit Register. «documenta Dokumente», u.a. von Dieter Westecker und Carl Eberth, Georg Wenderoth Verlag, Kassel 1972. «documenta 4. Kassel' 68» Bde. 1 + 2, Druck + Verlag GmbH Kassel 1968. «documenta III Kassel' 64 - Malerei und Skulptur», mit einer Einführung von Werner Haftmann, DuMont, Köln 1964 (zweifach vorhanden). «documenta III Kassel' 64 Handzeichnungen», mit einer Einführung von Werner Haftmann, Hessische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt GmbH Kassel 1964 (zweifach vorhanden). «II. documenta '59», drei Bde. «Kunst nach 1945 - Malerei», mit einer Einführung von Werner Haftmann, «Druckgrafik», «Skulptur», DuMont, Köln 1959 (zweifach vorhanden). «documenta - Kunst des XX. Jahrhunderts», mit einer Einführung von Werner Haftmann, Prestel München 1955. Teilweise mit Alters- und Gebrausspuren.
Provenienz: Privatsammlung.