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Karl Hauptmann
«The Feldberg Painter»
24th April 1880 – 7th April 1947
Karl Hauptmann was born on 25th of April in 1880 in Freiburg i.Br., Germany. He received his artistic training in Nürnberg and Munich and was thereafter engaged as a decorative painter.
In 1908 he produced the first of what were to be his typical Black Forest paintings. In the years between 1915 and 1919, he produced numerous images of the Alpine region he had visited during his deployment with the mountain infantry in the First World War.
In 1918 Karl Hauptmann purchased «Molerhüsli», which for him encompassed his dwelling, atelier, and exhibition space. It soon became a favourite meeting place for skiers, hikers, students, and visitors to Feldberg.
Due to Hauptmann’s ever-present health problems, his doctor prescribed a trip to Italy in 1940, to which he again travelled the following year.
On 7th of April in 1947, Karl Hauptmann died at the age of 67 at his «Molerhüsli».
Lit.: Exhibition Catalogue, Feldberg, 1993.
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Cuscoschule
Cuzco School Peru 17th/
The Cuzco School is named after the capitol city of the Inca's empire, located in the south of Peru in the midst of the Andean highlands. Even in the colonial era Cuzco preserved its role as an important cultural and political centre. The Italian Jesuit Bernardo Bitti, who arrived in Cuzco in 1583, influenced the development of Cuzco School decisively with the introduction of Mannerism. This is particularly visible in the typical elongated figures, as well as in the accentuation of the foregrounds, finding their way into the visual world of the Cuzco School. Over time the European influence is decreasing under the steadily growing importance of indigenous painters like Diego Quispe Tito and Juan de Santa Cruz Pumacallo. The Cuzco School experienced its golden period in the second half of 17th Century, after a severe earthquake destroyed wide areas of the city and the painters were confronted with countless new orders for decoration. Prevailing themes were taken from the Catholic religion, especially depictions of saints, often also in combination with the old Andean gods, in the typical narrative character of the Cuzco School.
Unmistakable characteristic of the depicted angel in the present painting is the arquebus. This weapon was introduced by colonists from Europe and left a deep impression on the indigenous population, especially due to its sound and noise reminiscent of thunder. The angel's wings consist of flamingo feathers. The flamingos are of great importance within the Inca culture as they are symbolising the connection between heaven and earth. The wearing of those feathers was only reserved for the nobleness.
Provenance: private collection Alsace.
Peru 17./
«Angel Arcabucero (Engel mit Arkebuse)». Öl auf Leinwand, auf Hartfaserplatte kaschiert. Unsign.
Die Cuscoschule erhielt ihren Namen nach der gleichnamigen vorspanischen Inkahauptstadt, die im Süden Perus inmitten des Andenhochlandes liegt und auch während der Kolonialzeit ihre führende Rolle als kulturelles und politisches Zentrum beibehielt. Der italienische Jesuit Bernardo Bitti, der 1583 nach Cusco kam, beeinflusste mit der Einführung des Manierismus entscheidend die Entwicklung der Cuscoschule. So fanden die für den Manierismus typischen überlängten Figuren und eine Betonung des Bildvordergrundes Eingang in die Cuscomalerei, wobei der europäische Einfluss durch indigene Künstler wie Diego Quispe Tito und Juan de Santa Cruz Pumacallo mehr und mehr durch indigene Stilelemente und Bildvorstellungen verdrängt wurde. Ihren Höhepunkt erlebte die Cuscoschule in der zweiten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts, nachdem ein schweres Erdbeben die Stadt stark zerstört hatte und viele Aufträge nun auch an indigene Künstler vergeben wurden, die allerdings zum größten Teil anonym blieben. Vorherrschendes Thema war die Bilderwelt der katholischen Religion, insbesondere Heiligendarstellungen, oft auch in Kombination mit andinen Göttern, wobei für die Cuscomalerei besonders der narrative Charakter typisch ist.
Unverkennbares Merkmal des hier dargestellten Erzengels ist die Arkebuse. Diese Waffe wurde durch die Kolonialisten aus Europa eingeführt und hinterließ bei der einheimischen Bevölkerung vor allem durch das an Donner erinnernde Geräusch beim Abfeuern großen Eindruck. Die Flügel des Engels bestehen aus Flamingofedern. Die Flamingos nehmen in der Inkakultur einen hohen rituellen Stellenwert ein, da sie die Verbindung zwischen Himmel und Erde symbolisieren. Das Tragen dieser Federn war ausschließlich dem Adel vorbehalten.
Provenienz: Privatsammlung Elsass.