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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1270 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Art Deco Toi-et-Moi diamond ring Juwelier Kühn, | ||||
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1273 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Croisé ring with diamonds Germany 1980s. White gold 14k. Divided, laterally openworked front, centrally set with three brilliant-cut diamonds ... | starting price: 750,- EUR | |||
1274 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Diamond brooch in Art Deco style 21st C. White gold 14k (tested). Openworked, navette-shaped front, centrally set with one brilliant-cut diamond ... | ||||
1275 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of white gold solitaire diamond ear studs with jacket «2 in 1» Germany 21st C. White gold 18k. Ear studs centrally set with one brilliant-cut diamond each, weighing in total approx. ... | starting price: 4400,- 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 ... | ||||
1277 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) White gold diamond bracelet in Art Deco style Early 21st C. White gold 18k. Graduated movable, multi-piece links, centrally set with one brilliant-cut diamond ... | ||||
1278 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Platinum diamond necklace weighing in total over 5 carats Germany 21st C. Platinum 900. Movable, round, slightly graduated links, completely set with 120 brilliant-cut diamonds ... | ||||
1279 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of white gold diamond ear studs «2 in 1» weighing in total over 2 carats with jackets Germany 21st C. White gold 18k. Ear studs centrally set with one brilliant-cut diamond weighing | starting price: 16900,- EUR | |||
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 | |||
1281 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Flower brooch with diamonds Early 21st C. White gold 18k. Curved leaves, crowned by four flowers in the style of «Petites Fleurs», the petals set ... | ||||
1282 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of petite fleur diamond ear studs Tous, Manresa 2000s. White gold 18k. Ear studs, blossom-shaped set with seven brilliant-cut diamonds weighing in total ... | ||||
1283 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Cocktail ring with diamonds in Art Deco style Germany | ||||
1284 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Heart necklace with diamonds Early 21st C. White gold 18k. Graduated heart-shaped links, on the front alternately polished and set with 168 ... | ||||
1285 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Entourage pendant with white topaz and diamonds on chain Germany late | ||||
1286 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Diamond ring in Art Deco style Germany early 21st C. Yellow gold 14k and white gold rhodium-plated. Slightly elevated front, centrally set with four ... | starting price: 1650,- EUR | |||
1287 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Engagement ring with diamond solitaire and diamond rivière Early 21st C. White gold 18k. Slightly elevated, rectangular front, set with one radiant-cut diamond weighing ... | ||||
1288 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Diamond ring in Art Deco style Early 21st C. White gold 18k. Square front, centrally set with one brilliant-cut diamond weighing approx. | ||||
1289 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Diamond necklace in Art Deco style Germany 2000s. White gold 18k. All-round alternating round, bar- and belt-clasp-shaped links, completely set with ... | ||||
1290 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) White gold band ring with diamonds Germany 2000s. White gold 18k. Wide, geometrical, openworked ring band, completely set with 384 brilliant-cut diamonds ... | starting price: 3200,- EUR | |||
1291 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bracelet in meander design with diamonds 2010s. White gold 18k. Movable, gradually meandering links, set in the front with 63 brilliant-cut diamonds weighing ... | ||||
1292 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) White gold diamond necklace weighing in total over 11 carats Germany 21st C. White gold 14k. Movable, square, graduated links, completely set with 173 brilliant-cut diamonds ... | starting price: 8900,- EUR | |||
1293 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Two-row white gold diamond bracelet weighing in total over 12 carats Germany 2010s. White gold 18k. Movable, graduated, round links, two rows completely set with 102 brilliant-cut ... | starting price: 10500,- EUR | |||
1294 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Entourage ring with pink tourmaline and diamonds Juwelier Nittel, | ||||
1295 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Art Deco ring with pigeon-blood red rubies and diamonds England 1920s. Platinum and white gold 18k. Rectangular, openworked front, set with seven oval-cut Burma rubies in a ... | ||||
1296 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Ruby pendant with diamonds on chain La Soma, Japan (chain), and Germany 21st C. Platinum 850 (chain) and platinum 900 (pendant). Venetian chain. Upright ... | starting price: 880,- 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 ... | ||||
1298 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pair of ruby earrings with diamonds 21st C. White gold 18k. Hinged hoop bail, with one movable, filigree openworked pendant each, in the centre one ... | starting price: 1200,- EUR | |||
1299 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Victorian butterfly brooch with diamonds and ruby England around 1900. Platinum (tested) and yellow gold 18k (tested). Naturalistic butterfly, completely set with 64 ... | starting price: 1200,- EUR |
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