David Alois Schmid (1791 - 1861)

David Alois Schmid (1791 - 1861) - photo 1

David Alois Schmid

David Alois Schmid was a Swiss painter, draftsman and graphic artist.

David studied painting in Lucerne and at the Johann Heinrich Bleuler artists' colony in Feuertalen, in Zurich he worked on costume paintings. But he became known for his vedute paintings of landscapes and urban views of central and eastern Switzerland. Schmid also made watercolors.

Together with his brothers, the painters Franz Schmid (1796-1851) and Martin Schmid (1786-1842), he earned money by selling numerous gouaches and watercolor drawings of picturesque places in Switzerland to wealthy tourists. The engraver Franz Hegi (1774-1850) and others made engravings based on his paintings, many of which have survived to this day.

Date and place of birt:9 february 1791, Schwyz, Switzerland
Date and place of death:2 april 1861, Schwyz, Switzerland
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Draftsman, Graphic artist, Painter
Genre:Cityscape, Genre art, Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape
Art style:Romanticism
Technique:Watercolor
Schmid, David Alois (Schwyz 1791–1861 Schwyz) - Auction prices

Auction prices David Alois Schmid

All lots

Creators Romanticism

Alfred Friedländer (1860 - 1933)
Alfred Friedländer
1860 - 1933
Adolf Henning (1809 - 1900)
Adolf Henning
1809 - 1900
Johann Anton Castell (1810 - 1867)
Johann Anton Castell
1810 - 1867
Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate (1803 - 1856)
Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate
1803 - 1856
Kapiton Alekseevich Zelentsov (1790 - 1845)
Kapiton Alekseevich Zelentsov
1790 - 1845
Charles Louis Verboeckhoven (1802 - 1889)
Charles Louis Verboeckhoven
1802 - 1889
Johann Heinrich Meyer (1760 - 1832)
Johann Heinrich Meyer
1760 - 1832
Theodore Vatinelle (1814 - 1899)
Theodore Vatinelle
1814 - 1899
Louis de Silvestre (1675 - 1760)
Louis de Silvestre
1675 - 1760
Charles de Groux (Degroux) (1825 - 1870)
Charles de Groux (Degroux)
1825 - 1870
Manó Andrassy (1821 - 1891)
Manó Andrassy
1821 - 1891
Theodore Bernard de Heuvel (1817 - 1906)
Theodore Bernard de Heuvel
1817 - 1906
Johann Michael Schnitzler (1782 - 1861)
Johann Michael Schnitzler
1782 - 1861
Daniël Dupré (1751 - 1817)
Daniël Dupré
1751 - 1817
Joseph Edward Southall (1861 - 1944)
Joseph Edward Southall
1861 - 1944
Henric Trenk (1818 - 1892)
Henric Trenk
1818 - 1892
× Create a Search Subscription