Animalistic Poland
Carl Daniel David Friedrich Bach was a German artist of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Baroque period. He is known as a painter, graphic artist and printmaker.
Bach worked in the historical genre, was a portraitist, animalist, created canvases on allegorical subjects in the spirit of his era. In his works he combined elements of baroque and classicism. The artist often worked in the etching needle technique.
Józef Brandt was a Polish battlefield painter.
After changing his mind about becoming an engineer, in 1862 the aspiring artist moved to Munich, where he studied under Franz Adam and Karl Piloti, and eventually opened his own studio. Brandt was recognized in Munich as one of the outstanding artists of the Polish school; he quickly achieved both financial and artistic success here, and his studio attracted many pupils. By 1875 he was running an informal school for young artists, most of whom were Polish, and in the same year he was elected a member of the Berlin Academy. In 1878 he was elected a member of the Munich Academy, and in 1900. - Prague Academy.
The main theme of Brandt's work is scenes of the 17th-century wars in Poland, the Tatar and Swedish invasions. He accurately depicted the ammunition, arms and equipment of their participants and was especially fond of drawing horses.
Józef Brandt's paintings are in almost all Polish museums, and he is represented in museums and private collections in North America and Europe.
Johnny Friedlaender was a leading German/French 20th-century artist, whose works have been exhibited in Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Japan and the United States. He has been influential upon other notable artists, who were students in his Paris gallery. His preferred medium of aquatint etching is a technically difficult artistic process, of which Friedlaender has been a pioneer.
Günter Wilhelm Grass was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Grass is best known for his first novel, The Tin Drum (1959), a key text in European magic realism. It was the first book of his Danzig Trilogy, the other two being Cat and Mouse and Dog Years. His works are frequently considered to have a left-wing political dimension, and Grass was an active supporter of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The Tin Drum was adapted as a film of the same name, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1999, the Swedish Academy awarded him the Nobel Prize in Literature, praising him as a writer "whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history".
Moritz Heymann was a German painter, graphic artist and art teacher. Heymann initially worked primarily as a graphic artist and exhibited pencil drawings and lithographs. He created portrait and animal studies, especially of horses. Later he mainly showed paintings in exhibitions. From 1914 he often chose circus scenes as a motif for his works. He was a representative of Munich Impressionism.
Paul Hoecker was a German painter of the Munich School and founding member of the Munich Secession. In 1874, he became a student at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, which he attended until the spring of 1879. His most influential instructor was Wilhelm von Diez, who led him away from genre painting to a more impressionistic style. In 1891, at the young age of 36, he was appointed to the Munich Academy. He was one of the first "modern" teachers there, exposing his students to impressionism and the latest developments from the Barbizon School. In 1892 Hoecker became one of the founding members of the Munich Secession, acting as its secretary. The Secession ultimately inspired similar movements in Berlin and other cities.
Alexander Ivanovich Sauerweid (Russian: Александр Иванович Зауервейд) was a Baltic German painter born on February 19, 1783, in the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. He is best known for his detailed battle scenes and military portraits, which earned him significant acclaim in the 19th century. His early education in the arts took place at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, where he developed a strong foundation in painting.
Sauerweid's talent for depicting military subjects brought him to the attention of prominent figures of his time, including Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I of Russia. Invited to Saint Petersburg in 1814, Sauerweid became the official painter of the Russian General Staff and later a professor at the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts. His role involved teaching battle painting and producing works that depicted various military uniforms and scenes, a specialty that set him apart from his contemporaries.
Among his notable works are "The Battle of Leipzig" and "The Siege of Varna," which showcase his ability to capture the dynamism and drama of military engagements. Many of Sauerweid's paintings are housed in Russian Imperial Palaces, reflecting their historical and artistic value.
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Renée Sintenis was a German sculptor, medallist, and graphic artist who worked in Berlin. She created mainly small-sized animal sculptures, female nudes, portraits, and sports statuettes. She is especially known for her Berlin Bear sculptures, which was used as the design for the Berlinale's top flim award, the Golden Bear.
