Paintings 19th - 20th century — A417: Graphik und Gemälde
Ernst Meyer was a Danish genre painter of Jewish origin. He studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts.
Ernst Meyer travelled extensively, living for a time in Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy. It was the colourful street life of Rome that first inspired him to create genre scenes.
Georg Perlberg, full name Johann Georg Christian Perlberg, was a German painter active in the 19th century.
Georg was the son of the painter Friedrich Perlberg (1777-1844), from whom he received his first drawing lessons. He then studied at the Art Academy in Munich and returned to Nuremberg.
Georg Perlberg was a master of battle, historical and genre scenes. His sons Georg Christoph Perlberg (1841-1871) and Johann Friedrich Perlberg (1848-1921) were also artists.
Anton Seitz was a German painter of the second half of the 19th century. He is known as a painter-genre painter, a representative of the Munich School of painting.
Seitz trained at the Nuremberg Art School in engraving, but after moving to Munich, he concentrated on domestic painting. His paintings depicted either individual characteristic figures or scenes with several actors. His subjects the artist mainly found in the everyday life of "little people".
In 1876 Seitz became a member of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, already considered a leading master of Munich painting.
Anton Seitz was a German painter of the second half of the 19th century. He is known as a painter-genre painter, a representative of the Munich School of painting.
Seitz trained at the Nuremberg Art School in engraving, but after moving to Munich, he concentrated on domestic painting. His paintings depicted either individual characteristic figures or scenes with several actors. His subjects the artist mainly found in the everyday life of "little people".
In 1876 Seitz became a member of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, already considered a leading master of Munich painting.
Anton Seitz was a German painter of the second half of the 19th century. He is known as a painter-genre painter, a representative of the Munich School of painting.
Seitz trained at the Nuremberg Art School in engraving, but after moving to Munich, he concentrated on domestic painting. His paintings depicted either individual characteristic figures or scenes with several actors. His subjects the artist mainly found in the everyday life of "little people".
In 1876 Seitz became a member of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, already considered a leading master of Munich painting.
Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen was a German painter who specialized in Biblical, peasant and family scenes.
He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. In 1841, Meyer opened a studio of his own, but moved to Berlin as his fame increased (1853).
Adolf Eberle was a German painter of the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is known as a genre painter and animalist.
Adolf Eberle specialized in depicting rural life, especially Bavarian and Tyrolean farmers and hunters. Early in his career, he was interested in historical subjects, but quickly returned to depicting peasant and animal life. His painting "The Sale of the Last Cow" brought him his first great success in 1861, and in 1879 at the Munich exhibition his work "The First Deer" was highly praised by the jury.
Adolf Eberle was a German painter of the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is known as a genre painter and animalist.
Adolf Eberle specialized in depicting rural life, especially Bavarian and Tyrolean farmers and hunters. Early in his career, he was interested in historical subjects, but quickly returned to depicting peasant and animal life. His painting "The Sale of the Last Cow" brought him his first great success in 1861, and in 1879 at the Munich exhibition his work "The First Deer" was highly praised by the jury.
Adolf Eberle was a German painter of the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is known as a genre painter and animalist.
Adolf Eberle specialized in depicting rural life, especially Bavarian and Tyrolean farmers and hunters. Early in his career, he was interested in historical subjects, but quickly returned to depicting peasant and animal life. His painting "The Sale of the Last Cow" brought him his first great success in 1861, and in 1879 at the Munich exhibition his work "The First Deer" was highly praised by the jury.
Eduard von Grützner was a German painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He went down in the history of European art as a portrait painter and a brilliant master of genre.
Eduard von Grützner in most of his paintings depicted the life of monks, who usually appear to the audience in the images of merry rioters, leading a not ideal lifestyle. The public liked the original humorous style of the painter, and Grützner's work had many admirers.
Grützner was awarded the Royal Order of St. Michael and also received the title of honorary professor at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. He also became a Knight of the Order of Civil Merit of the Bavarian Crown and received the title of nobleman, with the prefix "von" added to his last name.
Von Grützner is also known as a collector of art and antiques. For many years he collected masterpieces of the Gothic and Renaissance masters, and towards the end of his life he became interested in Far Eastern art.
Hugo Wilhelm Kauffmann was a German painter of the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known as a household painter, a representative of the Munich school of painting.
Kauffmann painted genre works, the action of which often took place in taverns. He executed his paintings on wood in small sizes. The artist's keen observation and healthy sense of humor, combined with his characteristic drawing and coloring, gave his works freshness and vividness. He drew his subjects from the life of the lower strata of society, creating a sense of reality in his paintings.
Curt Liebich was a German painter, graphic artist and sculptor.
After initial training in Dresden, Liebich moved to the Academic High School of Fine Arts in Berlin. He then studied at the Grand Ducal-Saxon Art School in Weimar and in 1896 he settled in Gutach. His painting was mainly concerned with rural and village life. As an illustrator, he designed vignettes and covers for books and magazines as well as advertising graphics.
In 1923, Liebich was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Gutach. In 2005, the Hasemann-Liebich Art Museum opened in Gutach with works by the two Black Forest artists.
Alexander Max Koester was a German painter. He depicted coastal landscapes and still lifes with flowers. After the artist first presented one of his landscapes with a family of ducks in Berlin in 1899, he earned the nickname "Duck Koester." The "duck" paintings were extremely popular with art lovers.