August Hermann Knoop
August Hermann Knoop (born June 6, 1856 in Düsseldorf ; † not before 1908, probably around 1919 in Planegg near Munich ) was a German portrait and genre painter who specialized in the representation of society scenes from the Rococo period .
Life
Knoop was the son of a merchant. He attended the Munich Art Academy from 1876 to 1880 . On October 9, 1877, he was enrolled there in the class of antiquities. In the years 1886 to 1888 he went to Paris to the studio of Fernand Cormon , whose private art school attracted talented young painters at this time. Then Knoop settled in Munich, where he concentrated on motifs that were taken from the social life of aristocrats of the 18th century ( Neo-Rococo ). Another thematic focus of Knoops were scenes with mercenaries and nobles from the time of the Renaissance . Knoop hardly had his works exhibited, but sold directly to private individuals and art collectors, but was represented at an exhibition at the Glaspalast in Munich and in the Great Berlin Art Exhibition .
Works (selection)
The round of cards , 1894
The art lovers
In the studio
The toast
Ball scene
Oriental girl , 1908
literature
- Knoop, August . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 21 : Knip – Kruger . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 27 .
- Babette Marie Warncke: Rococo fashion. Rococo reception in 19th century German painting. Dissertation, Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, p. 229 ( freidok.uni-freiburg.de PDF).
Web links
- August Hermann Knoop , data sheet in the portal rkd.nl ( Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie )
- August Hermann Knoop , Auction Results on the Portal artnet .de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knoop, August Hermann ( Memento from December 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), website in the auktion-bergmann.de portal , accessed on December 24, 2016.
- ^ Matriculation database of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich: 03430 August Knoop. In :, Matriculation Book. Volume 2: 1841-1884. ( matrikel.adbk.de , Digitale-sammlungen.de ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knoop, August Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: 1919 |
| Place of death | Planegg near Munich |