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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1030 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour diamond ensemble Germany 1990s. Yellow and white gold 14k. 3 pieces. Consisting of a ring with a broad, curved front, set with eleven ... | starting price: 700,- EUR | |||
1031 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour diamond set Germany 1990s. Yellow and white gold 14k. 2 pieces, consisting of a ring with a two-parted, curved and laterally ... | starting price: 450,- EUR | |||
1032 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Alliance bracelet with diamonds Germany 21st C. Yellow gold 14k. All-round movable, square links, completely set with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds ... | starting price: 2980,- EUR | |||
1033 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Memory bracelet with diamonds Germany 1990s. Yellow gold 18k. All-round movable round links, completely set with 43 brilliant-cut diamonds weighing ... | ||||
1034 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Rivière bracelet with diamonds Germany 21st C. Yellow gold 18k. Movable, oval links, frontally slightly graduated alternating oval links, set with 14 ... | starting price: 2950,- EUR | |||
1035 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Rivière necklace with diamonds weighing in total over 5 carats Germany 21st C. Yellow gold 18k. Movable, oval links, frontally slightly graduated alternating oval links, set with 27 ... | ||||
1036 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Heart pendant with diamonds on chain Germany 1990s. Yellow gold 18k (pendant) and yellow gold 14k (chain). Cable link chain. Half moulded, heart-shaped ... | starting price: 1500,- EUR | |||
1037 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour ring with diamond solitaire and diamonds Birmingham 1988. Yellow gold 18k, and white gold rhodium-plated. Slightly elevated front, centrally set with one ... | ||||
1038 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Band ring with diamond pave Germany 1990s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Wide front, three rows set with 13 brilliant-cut diamonds weighing in total ... | ||||
1039 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Vintage diamond ring «Moon Phase» Germany mid | ||||
1040 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Half memory ring with diamonds Moncara, Germany 2000s. Yellow gold 14k. Front set with seven brilliant-cut diamonds weighing in total | ||||
1041 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Cartier Collier «Draperie de Décolleté» Paris 1999. Yellow and white gold 18 k. Waterfall necklace with 18 rows of movable bead link chains. 25 aleatory ... | ||||
1042 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Cocktail ring with pink tourmalines, sapphires and diamonds March, Singapore 21st C. Red gold 18k. Round, openworked, ornamental front, set with eight rubellite cabochons ... | ||||
1043 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Diamond ring with ruby mosaic Germany 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. Wide front, centrally set with an emerald-cut diamond weighing | starting price: 12900,- EUR | |||
1044 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Alliance bracelet with pigeon-blood red rubies Germany 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. All-round movable, square links, completely set with 51 brilliant-cut Burmese rubies ... | ||||
1045 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Necklace with rubies and diamonds 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. Diagonal omega links, front set with three oval-cut rubies weighing in total approx. ... | ||||
1046 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Ring with pigeon-blood red ruby and diamonds Early 21st C. Yellow gold 18k. Slightly elevated, openworked front, centrally set with one brilliant-cut ruby weighing ... | ||||
1047 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Entourage ear studs with rubies and diamonds Early 21st C. Yellow gold 14k. Ear studs, set with one oval-cut ruby each, weighing in total approx. | ||||
1048 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Art Deco entourage ring with pink tourmaline and diamond roses Germany early | ||||
1049 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Ruby bangle with diamonds 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. Smooth bangle with hinge, front set with 15 pear-cut rubies weighing in total approx. ... | ||||
1050 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Ruby necklace with diamonds 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. Flat-rolled cobra links, curved front with bar links, set with eight ruby navettes weighing in ... | ||||
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1053 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Art Deco blossom ring with rubies and diamonds France around 1930/40. Yellow gold 18k and platinum. Marquise-shaped, openworked front, centrally set with one ... | ||||
1054 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Biedermeier garnet brooch with pearls Germany around 1840. Foam gold (tested). Openworked front with volute decoration, centrally set with an oval rose-cut ... | ||||
1055 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Brooch «Bambi» with ruby Germany 1970s. Yellow gold 14k. Semi-sculpturally worked, finely engraved fawn, one single-cut ruby weighing approx. ... | ||||
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