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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Winter Auctions 25.–26.11.2022 Modern and Contemporary Art | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2001 (Winter Auctions 25.–26.11.2022) Chagall, Marc 1887 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Cheval bleu au couple (blue horse with couple)». August 1982. Colour ... | |||
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Image under artist's copyright. | 2006 (Winter Auctions 19.–20.11.2021) Chagall, Marc 1887 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Nice, Soleil, Fleurs». The Bay of Angels. 1962. Lithograph in colours ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2007 (Winter Auctions 19.–20.11.2021) Chagall, Marc 1887 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Eiffelturm (Eiffel tower)» from «VVV Portfolio». 1943. Drypoint on ... | |||
Winter Auctions 20.–21.11.2020 Modern and Contemporary Art | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2126 (Winter Auctions 20.–21.11.2020) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Nice, Soleil, Fleurs». The Bay of Angels. 1962. Lithograph in colours ... | |||
Jubilee Auctions 06.–07.12.2019 Modern and Contemporary Art | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2010 (Jubilee Auctions 06.–07.12.2019) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Derrière le mirroir». Number 66, 67 und 68. Art publication with five ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2011 (Jubilee Auctions 06.–07.12.2019) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Nice, Soleil, Fleurs». The Bay of Angels. 1962. Lithograph in colours ... | starting price: 800,- EUR | ||
Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018 Modern and Contemporary Art | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2008 (Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Die Chagall Bibel (the Chagall Bible)». Standard translation of the Holy ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2009 (Autumn Auctions 19.–20.10.2018) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Nice, Soleil, Fleurs» (the Bay of Angels). 1962. Lithograph in colours ... | |||
Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016 Modern and Contemporary Art | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2006 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Der große Korb (the large basket)». 1975. Lithograph in colours on strong ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2007 (Autumn Auctions 23.–24.09.2016) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. «Derrière le mirroir». | |||
Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015 Modern and Contemporary Art | ||||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2004 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc «Chagall». With text by Jacques Lassaigne. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris 1957. Printed by Draeger Frères for ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2005 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Der Obstgarten von Philetas (the fruit garden of Philetas)». 1961. Lithograph in ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2006 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Der betende Hiob (Job praying)». 1960. Lithograph in colours on wove paper. Unsigned. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2007 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Hiob in der Verzweiflung (Job in despair)». 1960. Lithograph in colours on wove paper. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2008 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Ruth zu Füßen des Boas (Ruth at the feet of Boaz)». 1960. Lithograph in colours on wove ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2009 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Sarah und die Engel (Sarah and the angels)». 1960. Lithograph in colours on wove paper. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2010 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Ruths Treffen mit Boas (meeting of Ruth and Boaz)». 1960. Lithograph in colours on wove ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2011 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Das Gesicht Israels (the face of Israel)». 1960. Lithograph in colours on wove paper. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2012 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Rahel entwendet die Götzenbilder ihres Vaters (Rachel hides her father's household ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2013 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Hagar in der Wüste (Hagar in the desert)». 1960. Lithograph in colours on wove paper. ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2014 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Aller Feinde ledig singt David für Gott eine Siegeshymne (David freed from all of his ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2015 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «Elias trifft am Tor von Sarepta eine Holz sammelnde Witwe (Elijah met at the gate of ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2016 (Autumn Auctions 25.–26.09.2015) Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. «La naissance de Tchichitov». 1948. Etching with drypoint on Japon. Signed lower right ... | |||
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Image under artist's copyright. | 2006 (Autumn Auctions Chagall, Marc 1889 Witebsk - 1985 Vence. Revue artistique et littéraire. | |||
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Image under artist's copyright. | 2006 (Spring Auctions Chagall, Marc «Bible» Revue artistique et littéraire. | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2007 (Spring Auctions Chagall, Marc «Dessins pour la Bible» Revue artistique et littéraire. | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2008 (Spring Auctions Chagall, Marc «Dessins pour la Bible» Revue artistique et littéraire. | starting price: 1900,- EUR | ||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2009 (Spring Auctions Chagall, Marc «Dessins pour la Bible» Revue artistique et littéraire. | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2010 (Spring Auctions Chagall, Marc «Glasmalereien für Jersusalem» With text by Jean Leymarie. Published by Sauret, Monte Carlo 1962. German edition. With two original lithographs in ... | |||
Image under artist's copyright. | 2011 (Spring Auctions Chagall, Marc «Glasmalereien für Jersusalem» With text by Jean Leymarie. Published by Sauret, Monte Carlo 1962. German edition. With two original lithographs in ... |
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