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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1016 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Tiffany & Co. charm bracelet «Atlas» Italy 2003. Yellow gold 18k. All-round round and oval anchor links with five pendants in the shape of a Roman six, a ... | ||||
1017 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pullover necklace with turquoises Germany late | ||||
1018 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Ring with turquoise Germany mid | ||||
1019 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Butterfly necklace with turquoise and diamonds Germany 2000s. Yellow gold 18k. Anchor links, front with a butterfly of cut turquoise | ||||
1020 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Butterfly ring with turquoise and diamonds Germany 2000s. Yellow gold 18k. Front in the shape of a butterfly made of cut turquoise | ||||
1021 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Pendant with smoky green tourmaline on pullover chain Germany 1960s. Yellow gold 14k (tested). Rolo link necklace without clasp. Wide triangle bail on hinge, oval pendant, ... | ||||
1022 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Ring «Labyrinth» with agate and diamonds Germany early | ||||
1023 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Mid-Century ring with bottle-green diopside Germany 1950s. Yellow gold 14k. High oval, openworked front, centrally set with an oval-cut diopside weighing approx. ... | ||||
1024 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Ring with dark green tourmaline Germany 1990s. Yellow gold 18k (tested). Solid, smooth ring band, laterally one triangular relief, rectangular front, ... | ||||
1025 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour vintage diamond ring Clemens Wolff, probably Germany 1970s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Bowl-shaped, deepened front, centrally set with ... | ||||
1026 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour vintage diamond ring Clemens Wolff, probably Germany 1970s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Elevated, rectangular front with rounded corners, ... | ||||
1027 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Vintage croisé ring with diamonds Clemens Wolff, probably Germany 1980s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Several times divided, openworked front, set with ... | ||||
1028 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour bracelet with diamonds Germany late | ||||
1029 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Art Deco bracelet with diamond and pearls Germany 1920s. Yellow gold 18k. All-round openworked bar links, the front centrally set with one old-european-cut ... | ||||
1030 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour diamond ensemble Germany 1990s. Yellow and white gold 14k. 3 pieces. Consisting of a ring with a broad, curved front, set with eleven ... | starting price: 700,- EUR | |||
1031 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour diamond set Germany 1990s. Yellow and white gold 14k. 2 pieces, consisting of a ring with a two-parted, curved and laterally ... | starting price: 450,- EUR | |||
1032 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Alliance bracelet with diamonds Germany 21st C. Yellow gold 14k. All-round movable, square links, completely set with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds ... | starting price: 2980,- EUR | |||
1033 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Memory bracelet with diamonds Germany 1990s. Yellow gold 18k. All-round movable round links, completely set with 43 brilliant-cut diamonds weighing ... | ||||
1034 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Rivière bracelet with diamonds Germany 21st C. Yellow gold 18k. Movable, oval links, frontally slightly graduated alternating oval links, set with 14 ... | starting price: 2950,- EUR | |||
1035 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Rivière necklace with diamonds weighing in total over 5 carats Germany 21st C. Yellow gold 18k. Movable, oval links, frontally slightly graduated alternating oval links, set with 27 ... | ||||
1036 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Heart pendant with diamonds on chain Germany 1990s. Yellow gold 18k (pendant) and yellow gold 14k (chain). Cable link chain. Half moulded, heart-shaped ... | starting price: 1500,- EUR | |||
1037 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Bicolour ring with diamond solitaire and diamonds Birmingham 1988. Yellow gold 18k, and white gold rhodium-plated. Slightly elevated front, centrally set with one ... | ||||
1038 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Band ring with diamond pave Germany 1990s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Wide front, three rows set with 13 brilliant-cut diamonds weighing in total ... | ||||
1039 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Vintage diamond ring «Moon Phase» Germany mid | ||||
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 ... | ||||
1042 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Cocktail ring with pink tourmalines, sapphires and diamonds March, Singapore 21st C. Red gold 18k. Round, openworked, ornamental front, set with eight rubellite cabochons ... | ||||
1043 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Diamond ring with ruby mosaic Germany 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. Wide front, centrally set with an emerald-cut diamond weighing | starting price: 12900,- EUR | |||
1044 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Alliance bracelet with pigeon-blood red rubies Germany 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. All-round movable, square links, completely set with 51 brilliant-cut Burmese rubies ... | ||||
1045 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023) Necklace with rubies and diamonds 1980s. Yellow gold 18k. Diagonal omega links, front set with three oval-cut rubies weighing in total approx. ... |
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