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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Image under artist's copyright. | 2206 (Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018) Ruff, Thomas Geb. 1958 Zell a.H., lebt und arbeitet in Düsseldorf. «Nudes Yv16». 2001. Iris print on strong paper. Verso signed ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2207 (Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018) Ruff, Thomas Geb. 1958 Zell a.H., lebt und arbeitet in Düsseldorf. Untitled, from «Zeitungsfotos (newspaper photographs)». 1990. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2226 (Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018) Sicilia, José María Geb. 1954 Madrid, lebt und arbeitet in Paris, Mallorca und New York. «Fleur vert». Acrylic on canvas. Verso signed, ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2228 (Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018) Stankowski, Anton 1906 Gelsenkirchen - 1998 Esslingen. «Antikrieg (anti war)». Photomontage. Silver gelatin print on Agfa baryta ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2230 (Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018) Stern, Bert 1929 New York - 2013 ebd. «Marilyn Cruzifix II». Iris Print on laid paper. Signed lower right, titled lower middle ... | |||
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Image under artist's copyright. | 3083 (Winter Auctions 08.–09.12.2017) Kamp, Irmin Geb. 1940 Delmenhorst, lebt und arbeitet in Düsseldorf. Trees, palms, architecture and snow. C-print, mounted on ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 3084 (Winter Auctions 08.–09.12.2017) Kamp, Irmin Geb. 1940 Delmenhorst, lebt und arbeitet in Düsseldorf. Trees, palms and snow. C-print, mounted on cardboard. Verso ... | |||
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 ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 3114 (Winter Auctions 08.–09.12.2017) Warhol, Andy 1927 Pittsburgh - 1987 New York. «The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)». Published by ... | |||
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Image under artist's copyright. | 2064 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Brodwolf, Jürgen Geb. 1932 Dübendorf, lebt und arbeitet in Kandern. «Stehende und sitzende Figur (standing and sitting figure)». ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2073 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Christo, d.i. Christo Javacheff, Jeanne-Claude und Volz, Wolfgang Geb. 1935 Gabrovo, lebt und arbeitet in New York bzw. 1935 Casablanca - 2009 New York bzw. geb. 1948 Tuttlingen, lebt ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2074 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Christo, d.i. Christo Javacheff, Jeanne-Claude und Volz, Wolfgang Geb. 1935 Gabrovo, lebt und arbeitet in New York bzw. 1935 Casablanca - 2009 New York bzw. geb. 1948 Tuttlingen, lebt ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2075 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Ciervo, Costantino Geb. 1961 Neapel, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin. «Sunset/Sunrise». 2005. Unique work, electronic interactive video ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2157 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Ray, Man 1890 Philadelphia - 1976 Paris. «Erotique Voilée». 1933. Silver gelatin print on Agfa baryta paper. Unsigned. Verso ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2191 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Warhol, Andy 1927 Pittsburgh - 1987 New York. «The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)». Published by ... | starting price: 1200,- EUR | ||
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Image under artist's copyright. | 2082 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Barris, George Geb. 1922 New York City, lebt und arbeitet in Kalifornien. «Marilyn Monroe». 1962/1987. Black-and-white photograph ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2112 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Brodwolf, Jürgen Geb. 1932 Dübendorf, lebt und arbeitet in Kandern. «Stehende und sitzende Figur (standing and sitting figure)». ... | starting price: 1200,- EUR | ||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2115 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Buren, Daniel Geb. 1938 Boulogne-Billancourt, lebt und arbeitet in Paris. «Parcours». 22 works in different techniques (including ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2122 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Christo, d.i. Christo Javacheff Geb. 1935 Gabrovo, lebt und arbeitet in New York. «Wrapped Trees, Project for the Fondation Beyeler and Berower ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2129 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Dienes, André de 1913 Torja - 1985 Hollywood. «Marilyn Monroe». 1946/2006 respectively 1949/2006. Three c-prints on light cardboard. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2172 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Höfer, Candida «Historisch-Geographischer Schul-Atlas». Published by Salon Verlag, Köln 2009. With a signed and numbered 61/200 ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2193 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Klasen, Peter Geb. 1935 Lübeck, lebt und arbeitet in Vincennes. «Branchement». Acrylic on canvas. Verso signed, dated 1988 and ... | starting price: 15000,- EUR | ||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2212 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Merz, Mario 1925 Mailand - 2003 Turin. Untitled. 1980. Pastel and charcoal over pencil, with collaged maple leaf and Sellotape ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2213 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Metzel, Olaf Geb. 1952 Berlin, lebt und arbeitet in München. «Il Venerdi». Manually overworked and scratched photograph in ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2256 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Vogel, Peter Geb. 1937 «Kleines Dreibein (small ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2269 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Zangs, Herbert 1924 Krefeld - 2003 ebd. «Pinselabwicklung». White dispersion paint on canvas. Signed lower left. Accompanied by ... | |||
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Image under artist's copyright. | 2074 (Autumn Auctions Christo, d.i. Christo Javacheff Geb. 1935 Gabrovo, lebt und arbeitet in New York. «Mastaba, Project for Kunstverein Köln». 1986. Two-part work, ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2075 (Autumn Auctions Christo, d.i. Christo Javacheff und Wolfgang Volz Geb. 1935 Gabrovo, lebt und arbeitet in New York bzw. geb. 1948 Tuttlingen, lebt und arbeitet in ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2091 (Autumn Auctions Förg, Günther 1952 Füssen - 2013 Untitled. Photograph in colours on glossy photo paper. Signed lower ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2105 (Autumn Auctions Horn, Rebecca Geb. 1944 Michelstadt, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin und Paris. Untitled. Photograph in colours with unique ... |
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