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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1009 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Jakob, Otto Born 1951 Säckingen, lives and works in Karlsruhe. Ring «Pfeil (arrow)». 1986. Yellow gold 18k. Open, wide, ... | ||||
1011 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Wempe band ring with diamond solitaire and diamond rivière Hamburg 2006. Yellow and white gold 18k. Wide, slightly domed front, centrally set with one brilliant-cut diamond ... | starting price: 9900,- EUR | |||
1013 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Wempe necklace pendant with diamonds Hamburg 2005. Yellow and white gold 18k. Bicolour, round, domed pendant on triangle bail, centrally set with one ... | starting price: 9900,- EUR | |||
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 ... | ||||
1064 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of entourage ear studs with Deep Sea corals and diamonds «2 in 1» France 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. Ear studs centrally set with one Deep Sea coral cabochon (Diam. | starting price: 1100,- EUR | |||
1065 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of entourage ear studs with Deep Sea corals and diamonds Germany 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. Ear studs centrally set with one Deep Sea coral cabochon (Diam. | starting price: 500,- EUR | |||
1066 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pearl necklace with Deep Sea corals and diamonds Germany 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. All-round alternating silver-white Akoya cultured pearls (Diam. 8,0 | ||||
1067 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Angelskin coral necklace Germany mid | ||||
1068 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Belle Époque brooch with Midway coral and diamonds France around 1910. Red gold 18k (tested). Blossom-shaped front, centrally set with one Midway coral cabochon weighing ... | starting price: 400,- EUR | |||
1069 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Rosehip brooch with Midway corals and nephrite Germany mid | ||||
1071 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Tahiti pearl necklace with diamond ball clasp Germany 21st C. Yellow gold 14k. Slightly graduated anthracite-grey Tahiti cultured pearls (Diam. 11,0 | ||||
1074 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Necklace pendant diamond heart 21st C. Yellow gold 18k. Intertwined heart-shaped pendant, one side set with 29 diamond baguettes weighing in total ... | ||||
1084 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Retro gold chain «Fantasy» Germany 1930s. Yellow gold 18k (chain, tested) and red gold 9k (clasp). All-round fine intertwined fantasy links. ... | ||||
1091 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of earrings with tourmalines, emeralds and diamonds in Art Deco style Germany 1980s. Platinum (expert report). Rhomb-shaped ear studs set with 13 brilliant-cut diamonds each, weighing in ... | starting price: 2800,- EUR | |||
1094 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of cocktail hoop earrings «Magic Forest» with multicoloured gemstones and diamonds 21st C. Red gold 18k. Half hoop earrings on posts, front in the shape of intertwined branches, set with two ... | ||||
1101 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of rose gold earrings «Musique» with diamonds Early 21st C. Red gold 18k. Curved ear studs, with an intertwined, openworked pendant each, associating a clef, set ... | ||||
1128 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour ring with princess-cut diamond solitaire weighing over 2 carats Germany 1980s. Yellow and white gold 18k. Slightly elevated front, centrally set with a princess-cut diamond weighing ... | starting price: 16500,- EUR | |||
1132 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Gold pendant with profile of Nefertiti Italy late | starting price: 300,- EUR | |||
1147 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Tie pin «Crane» with diamonds and ruby Germany 1930s. Yellow and white gold 14k (tested). Pin with partial spiral engraving and clasp, front in the shape of ... | ||||
1246 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bucherer croisé ring with diamonds Lucerne 1979. White gold 18k. Divided, laterally openworked front, centrally set with five brilliant-cut diamonds ... | starting price: 900,- EUR | |||
1248 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pendant necklace with tanzanite weighing over 19 carats and diamonds Germany 2000s. White gold 18k. Cable link chain. Crescent-shaped pendant on triangle bail, centrally set with a ... | starting price: 24000,- EUR | |||
1276 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of white gold diamond hoop earrings Fratelli Dinacci, Marcianise 2010s. White gold 18k. Hoop earrings with hinge on posts, front set with twelve ... | ||||
1280 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Engagement ring with diamond solitaire and diamond rivière Germany 21st C. White gold 18k. Slightly elevated, laterally openworked front, centrally set with one natural ... | starting price: 12900,- EUR | |||
1297 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Alliance bracelet with pigeon-blood red rubies Germany 1980s. White gold 18k. All-round movable, square links, completely set with 48 brilliant-cut Burmese rubies ... | ||||
1301 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Ruby ring weighing 5,52 carats with diamond entourage Germany 1990s. White gold 18k. Slightly elevated, laterally openworked front, centrally set with an oval star-cut ruby ... | starting price: 24500,- EUR | |||
1306 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Rope pearl necklace with diamond clasp Germany 1980s. All-round alternating silver-white Akoya cultured pearls (Diam. 8,2 | ||||
1327 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Tahiti pearl necklace with white gold ball clasp with diamonds Germany 21st C. White gold 14k. Graduated black Tahiti cultured pearls (Diam. 12,1 | starting price: 1100,- EUR | |||
1347 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Two solid silver rings Germany 2000s. Silver (tested) resp. silver 925. One ring with domed front with multiple intertwined immovable ring ... | ||||
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1350 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Art Deco nécessaire with onyx and Midway coral USA around 1910. Silver 925, inside gilt. Cuboidal, partly guilloché and engraved body with hinge. Lid and sides with ... | starting price: 350,- EUR |
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