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Kaspar Heinrich Merz was a Swiss draftsman and copper and steel engraver. From 1821, with the help of "a few patrons", he was "apprenticed" to the copper engraver Johann Jakob Lips in Zurich for four years. He also worked as an engraver for the magazine Historical Entertainment. Merz had also acquired a reputation for his color engravings, some of which he created over years of individual work.
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen was a German painter associated with the New Objectivity. Davringhausen was born in Aachen. Mostly self-taught as a painter, he began as a sculptor, studying briefly at the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts before participating in a group exhibition at Alfred Flechtheim's gallery in 1914. He also traveled to Ascona with his friend the painter Carlo Mense that year. At this early stage his paintings were influenced by the expressionists, especially August Macke.
Victor Heinrich Seifert was an Austrian sculptor.
Seifert studied first at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and later at the Berlin Academy of Art. After the end of World War I, he created many war memorials for German cities and towns, for which he became famous. Seifert also worked on classical nude sculptures in bronze.
Heinrich Mathias Ernst Campendonk was a painter and graphic designer born in Germany who became a naturalized Dutch citizen.
Heinrich Mathias Ernst Campendonk was a painter and graphic designer born in Germany who became a naturalized Dutch citizen.
Heinrich Rudolf Zille was a German illustrator, caricaturist, lithographer and photographer.
Heinrich Rudolf Zille was a German illustrator, caricaturist, lithographer and photographer.
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein was a German painter, master of portraiture; a member of the famous Tischbein artistic dynasty, one of the closest friends of the poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe.
He studied painting with his uncle Johann Jacob Tischbein in Hamburg. In 1772-1773 he made a study trip to Holland, and from 1777 was engaged in portrait painting in Berlin. In 1779 he went to Rome on a scholarship to the Academy of Arts in Cassel. After studying the antique art monuments he gradually changed his painting style from rococo to classical. In Italy he painted mostly landscapes, still life and history.
From 1789 to 1799 Johann Heinrich Wilhelm painted in the period from 1789 to 1799. Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein was director of the Academy of Arts in Naples.
Otto Freundlich was a German painter and sculptor of Jewish origin. A part of the first generation of abstract painters in Western art, Freundlich was a great admirer of cubism.
Victor Heinrich Seifert was an Austrian sculptor.
Seifert studied first at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and later at the Berlin Academy of Art. After the end of World War I, he created many war memorials for German cities and towns, for which he became famous. Seifert also worked on classical nude sculptures in bronze.
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was a German poet and writer, known for his lyric poetry that has been set to music as Lieder by composers such as Schumann and Mendelssohn. Born as Harry Heine in Düsseldorf, he later became one of the most significant figures in German Romantic literature. His works exhibit a range of themes, from the humorous to the serious, and he is celebrated for making the language of everyday life suitable for poetry.
Heine's contributions to literature go beyond poetry; he was also a journalist and essayist. His prose works, like "Reisebilder," mix travelogue with literary critique, and his sharp wit and satire often targeted the social and political issues of his time. These features made him a pioneering figure in the transition from German Romanticism to Realism.
In museums, Heine's original manuscripts and early editions of his works are prized possessions. They connect collectors and literary enthusiasts to a pivotal era of literary change. For those who cherish the romance of words intertwined with the authenticity of history, seeking out Heine’s works can be a rewarding endeavor. Explore his literary artistry and consider adding a piece of his legacy to your collection.
Victor Heinrich Seifert was an Austrian sculptor.
Seifert studied first at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and later at the Berlin Academy of Art. After the end of World War I, he created many war memorials for German cities and towns, for which he became famous. Seifert also worked on classical nude sculptures in bronze.
Jean-Baptiste Greuze was a French painter of portraits, genre scenes, and history painting.
Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, known as the Kasseler Tischbein, was one of the most respected European painters in the 18th century and an important member of the Tischbein family of German painters, which spanned three generations.
His work consisted primarily of portraits of the nobility, mythological scenes, and historical paintings. For his mythology paintings his models were mostly members of the upper nobility.
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen was a German painter associated with the New Objectivity. Davringhausen was born in Aachen. Mostly self-taught as a painter, he began as a sculptor, studying briefly at the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts before participating in a group exhibition at Alfred Flechtheim's gallery in 1914. He also traveled to Ascona with his friend the painter Carlo Mense that year. At this early stage his paintings were influenced by the expressionists, especially August Macke.
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen was a German painter associated with the New Objectivity. Davringhausen was born in Aachen. Mostly self-taught as a painter, he began as a sculptor, studying briefly at the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts before participating in a group exhibition at Alfred Flechtheim's gallery in 1914. He also traveled to Ascona with his friend the painter Carlo Mense that year. At this early stage his paintings were influenced by the expressionists, especially August Macke.
Heinrich Vogeler was a German artist and philosopher, a representative of the German Art Nouveau. A versatile and talented artist, he painted, watercolored, composed poems, designed, designed and decorated. Over time, his style of art changed over a wide range.
During World War I, from 1914 to 1917, Vogeler was on the Eastern Front as a volunteer and made sketches, which resulted in his pacifist sentiments.
In the mid-1920s he visited the Soviet Union several times and his impressions resulted in paintings in his own "complex style: "Karelia and Murmansk" (1926), "Building a New Life in the Soviet Republics of Central Asia" (1927), and "Baku" (1927). In 1931 Vogeler received an invitation to work in the USSR. The coming to power of the Nazis in Germany made it impossible for him to return home, and after Hitler's invasion Vogeler among many was deported to the Kazakh SSR, where he died.
Heinrich Rudolf Zille was a German illustrator, caricaturist, lithographer and photographer.
Carl Christian Heinrich Kühn was an Austrian–German photographer and photography pioneer.
Heinrich Kühn is regarded one of the forefathers of fine art photography, the movement that helped photography to establish itself as an art on its own. His photographs closely resemble impressionist paintings, with their frequent use of soft lighting and focus. Kühn was part of the pictorialist photographic movement.
Kühn mainly used the gum bichromate technique, applied in several layers, and thus allowing for previously unseen color tonalities.
