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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4003 (Spring Auctions Vase «Rennes» Vase «Rennes» with reindeers. René Lalique, France circa 1933. Colourless, transparent glass, partially frosted and ... | ||||
4004 (Spring Auctions Vase «Gui» Vase «Gui» with mistletoes. René Lalique, France circa 1926. Colourless, transparent glass, partially frosted and ... | ||||
Autumn Auctions | ||||
4007 (Autumn Auctions Kleine Glasschale Small glass bowl. Lalique, Paris second half | starting price: 400,- EUR | |||
4008 (Autumn Auctions Große Art-Déco-Obstschale Large Art Deco fruit bowl. René Lalique, Paris | starting price: 700,- EUR | |||
4009 (Autumn Auctions Außergewöhnliche Vase «Chamaraude» Exceptional vase «Chamaraude» with rose-twigs decor. René Lalique, France circa 1926. Topaz coloured, transparent ... | ||||
4010 (Autumn Auctions Vasenpokal «Elisabeth» Goblet vase «Elisabeth» with songbirds. Lalique, Paris late | ||||
4011 (Autumn Auctions Glasschale mit Vogeldekor Glass bowl decorated with songbirds. René Lalique, Paris circa 1939. Colourless, transparent glass, partially frosted. ... | ||||
4012 (Autumn Auctions Vase «Bagatelle» Vase «Bagatelle» with songbirds. René Lalique, France circa 1939. Grey coloured, transparent glass, partially frosted ... | ||||
4013 (Autumn Auctions Vase «Bagatelle» Vase «Bagatelle» with songbirds. René Lalique, Paris circa 1940. Colourless, transparent glass, partially frosted. ... | ||||
4014 (Autumn Auctions Vase «Bagatelle» Vase «Bagatelle» with songbirds. René Lalique, Paris circa 1940. Colourless, transparent glass, partially frosted. ... | ||||
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0043 (Spring Auctions Paar Schalen ´Honfleurª Two bowls ´Honfleurª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ´Lalique ... | ||||
0044 (Spring Auctions Vier Teller ´Honfleurª Four dishes ´Honfleurª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ... | ||||
0045 (Spring Auctions Sechs Dessertschalen mit Teller ´Honfleurª Six dessert bowls with dishes ´Honfleurª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the ... | ||||
0046 (Spring Auctions Kleine Schale ´Honfleurª Bowl ´Honfleurª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ´Lalique ... | ||||
0047 (Spring Auctions Drei kleine Teller ´Honfleurª Three small dishes ´Honfleurª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ... | ||||
0048 (Spring Auctions Vase ´Bagatelleª Vase ´Bagatelleª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ´Lalique ... | ||||
0049 (Spring Auctions Vase ´Guiª Vase ´Guiª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris circa 1920 - 1925. Opalescent and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ´R. ... | ||||
0050 (Spring Auctions Paar elegante Vasen A pair of elegant vases. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Frosted glass. On the base signed ´Lalique Franceª. ... | ||||
0051 (Spring Auctions Paar dekorative Gl”ser A pair of decorative glasses. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ... | ||||
0052 (Spring Auctions Parfumflakon ´Cactusª Perfume bottle ´Cactusª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted and enamelled glass. On the ... | ||||
0053 (Spring Auctions Flakon Perfume bottle. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ´Lalique ... | ||||
0054 (Spring Auctions Schale ´Nemoursª Bowl ´Nemoursª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially enamelled and frosted glass. On the base signed ... | ||||
0055 (Spring Auctions Schale ´Nemoursª Bowl ´Nemoursª. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted and enamelled glass. On the base signed ... | ||||
0056 (Spring Auctions Groþe Schale Large bowl. RenÈ Lalique, Paris circa 1930. Partially frosted glass. Monogrammed ´ARª. Minor chips. DDDDRenÈ ... | ||||
0057 (Spring Auctions Stumpenvase Vase. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ´Lalique Franceª. ... | ||||
0083 (Spring Auctions Deckeldose Jar with cover. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed and partially frosted glass. On the base signed ´Lalique ... | ||||
0084 (Spring Auctions Ausgefallene Platte Magnificent plate. RenÈ Lalique, Paris mid 20th c. Pressed glass. On the margin signed ´Lalique Franceª. Minor chips. ... | ||||
Spring Auction 05.–07.06.2008 Dolls and Toys | ||||
0106 (Spring Auction 05.–07.06.2008) Lampenschirm in Form einer Blüte Pierre D'Avesn um 1930. Farbloses, transparentes Glas, mattiert. Kugelförmiger Korpus mit stilisierten ... | starting price: 300,- EUR | |||
Spring Sale | ||||
0128 (Spring Sale Seltene Nymphenvase Réne Lalique, Paris um 1930. Farbloses, mattiertes Glas, partiell irisierend. Runder Stand, zylindrischer Korpus. Auf ... | ||||
Autumn Sale | ||||
0539 (Autumn Sale Vase René Lalique, Frankreich 1. Hälfte | starting price: 500,- EUR |
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