Oskar Zwintscher (1870 - 1916)
Oskar Zwintscher
Oskar Bruno Zwintscher was a German painter. He is often associated with the Jugendstil movement. From 1887 to 1890 he studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig and, from 1890 to 1892 was a student at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. After his studies, he became a free-lance painter in Meißen, where he received a stipendium, awarded to Saxon painters by the "Munkeltsche Legat". In 1898, he presented his first large collection of paintings to the public. That same year, he was a prizewinner at a contest held by the entrepreneur Ludwig Stollwerck to select artists for a new line of trading cards. His first series of cards, "Jahreszeiten" (The Seasons), was published later that year. This was followed in 1900 by "Das Gewitter" (The Tempest). From 1903, he served as a professor at the Dresden Academy. He was an unshakable opponent of impressionism. Despite this, and his involvement with advertising, much of his work is openly erotic or has an eerie quality. His style has been likened to a contemporary version of Holbein or Cranach, but also contains elements of Art Nouveau.
| Date and place of birt: | 2 may 1870, Leipzig, Germany |
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| Date and place of death: | 12 february 1916, Dresden, Germany |
| Nationality: | Germany |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
| Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting, Nude art, Portrait, Rural landscape, Self-portrait |
| Art style: | Modern art, Symbolism |
| Technique: | Gouache, Graphite, Oil, Oil on canvas, Watercolor |
