Professor Hermann Dischler
25th September 1866 – 20th March 1935
Hermann Dischler was born on the 25th of September in 1866 in Freiburg i.Br. He received his artistic training in the art school in Karlsruhe, he was student of Gustav Schönleber. Thereafter he was engaged as a painter in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald area.
1894, after he finished his studies, he built himself an artist’s workroom in Freiburg i.Br. At this time he went on a lot of trips and his trusty camera followed him everywhere. Five years later he started to number and comment his artworks, which he collected in 29 «Bildbüchern (books of pictures)».
In the winter months from 1905 to 1907 he stayed in the Todtnauer Hütte, where a lot of his oil studies arise.
The snowy winter landscapes became his typical theme and he called himself «Schneemoler (snowpainter)». 1917 he received his professorship by Grand Duke Friedrich II.
In 1927 he had an exhibition with artists like Curt Liebich, Julius Heffner, Wilhelm Nagel, Wilhelm Wickertsheimer a.o., they called themselves «Die Schwarzwälder (the Black Forests)». He died on the 20th of March in 1935 in Hinterzarten. Today his works are extremely appreciated because the snowy landscape present the untouched nature.
Lit: Exhibition Catalogue Augustiner Museum, Freiburg i.Br., 1993
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Herbstauktionen 19.–20.10.2018
Lihl, Heinrich Werkstatt
Studio of Heinrich Lihl. Louis George Simpert, Margrave of Baden-Baden, also known as Jägerlouis (hunter Louis). Oil on canvas, relined. Unsigned. Verso on the stretcher inscribed with the life and wedding data of the portrayed person on an old label.
H 84,5, W 71 cm.
«This high quality work originates in a portrait drawn of the 53-year-old Margrave in 1755 by Heinrich Lihl. It is still located in the collection of the House of Baden. The pictured Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece has been awarded to Louis George Simpert in the year 1729.» (Patrick Heinstein, Weinheim and Neuchâtel, 25.05.2018).
Expert report: Patrick Heinstein, Weinheim and Neuchâtel, 25.05.2018.
We would like to thank Mr Patrick Heinstein, art historian and portrait expert, Weinheim and Neuchâtel, for the scientific advice via
Likewise we would like to thank Dr. Petra Pechacek, Conservator at Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg, Bruchsal, for the scientific advice via
Provenance: South German noble house.
Schlackenwerth/Böhmen
Markgraf Ludwig Georg Simpert von Baden-Baden, auch Jägerlouis genannt. Öl auf Leinwand, doubliert. Unsign. Verso auf dem Keilrahmen auf einem alten Etikett bez. mit den Lebe- und Hochzeitsdaten des Porträtierten.
H. 84,5,
«Dieses qualitativ hochwertige Werk geht auf ein Porträt zurück, welches Heinrich Lihl 1755 vom damals 53-jährigen Markgrafen gemalt hat. Es befindet sich heute noch in den Sammlungen des Hauses Baden. Der im Bild dargestellte Orden vom Goldenen Vlies wurde Ludwig Georg Simpert im Jahre 1729 verliehen.» (Patrick Heinstein, Weinheim und Neuchâtel, 25.05.2018).
Expertise: Patrick Heinstein, Weinheim und Neuchâtel, 25.05.2018.
Wir danken Herrn Patrick Heinstein, Kunsthistoriker und Experte für Porträts, Weinheim und Neuchâtel, für die wissenschaftliche Beratung via
Ebenfalls danken wir Frau Dr. Petra Pechacek, Konservatorin Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg, Bruchsal, für die wissenschaftliche Beratung via
Provenienz: Süddeutsches Adelshaus.