August Bromeis
August Bromeis (born November 28, 1813 in Wilhelmshöhe near Kassel , † January 12, 1881 in Kassel) was a German painter .
Life
August Bromeis was supposed to become an architect like his father Johann Conrad Bromeis , but he preferred painting. He made his first studies at the academy in Kassel . In 1831 he moved to the Art Academy in Munich , where he continued his education under Leo von Klenze , Friedrich von Gärtner and Domenico Quaglio and was greatly encouraged and influenced by Christian Morgenstern and Eduard Schleich .
In 1833 Bromeis emigrated to Rome , where he stayed for 15 years, founded the German Artists' Association with others and, in particular, joined Joseph Anton Koch , the restorer of the stylistic landscape. He remained true to this direction in further life. After returning to Germany, he lived in Frankfurt am Main for a while . In 1857 he settled in Düsseldorf . There he became a member of the artists' association Malkasten . In 1867 Bromeis accepted a position at the academy in Kassel, where he taught until the end of his life.
reception
His atmospheric landscapes from both Italy and Germany are stylishly composed, but strive more for the overall impression of nature than for a precise reproduction of the individual.
Works (selection)
- Dusk .
- At Olevano in the Sabiner Mountains .
- From the Habichtswald .
- Landscape from the Roman Campagna . 1862 (Kunstverein in Kassel).
- Archimedes' tomb from Sicily .
- An Italian Landscape with a Calabrian Shepherd . 1869 (National Gallery in Berlin).
literature
- Louis Katzenstein: Bromeis, August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 47, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1903, p. 272 f.
- Bromeis, August . In: Friedrich von Boetticher : painter works of the nineteenth century. Contribution to art history . Volume I, Dresden 1895, p. 137.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Noack : The Germanness in Rome since the end of the Middle Ages . Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart 1927, Volume 2, p. 107
- ↑ Inventory list , website in the malkasten.org portal
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bromeis, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilhelmshöhe near Kassel |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1881 |
| Place of death | kassel |