August Holmberg

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August Holmberg: (Neue) Illustrirte Zeitung , edition of July 21, 1889

August Johann Holmberg (born August 1, 1851 in Munich ; † October 7, 1911 there ) was a German sculptor and painter . From 1900 he was director of the Neue Pinakothek .

Life

In 1866, at the age of 15, Holmberg came to the Academy of Fine Arts in his hometown, where he learned sculpture. Two years later he gave this up in favor of painting and became a pupil of the painter Wilhelm von Diez .

After the end of the Franco-Prussian War , Holmberg returned to the Academy in Munich. Supported and encouraged by his teachers, he was able to make several study trips through Germany, Italy and France between 1875 and 1878. He made long stays in Paris and Rome to study the old masters .

Around 1878/1879 Holmberg settled in Munich as a freelance painter. He also took part in many art exhibitions and at a large picture show at the Düsseldorf Art Academy , his work was awarded a gold medal.

Holmberg was a great collector of antiques, pictures, etc. When he died in Munich in 1911 at the age of 60, the entire estate was given to the Helbing Gallery , which auctioned it on May 30th and 31st, 1912.

Holmberg's work ranges from genre to historical pieces . His skillful play of light and shadow, especially with the latter, made him popular with the public and official art critics alike.

Works

Smoking nobleman
  • Disagreements (1873)
  • The Tobacco College of Friedrich Wilhelm I (1879)
  • The Monogram Found (1880)
  • Benedictine monk, looking at ancient coins (1880)
  • The goldsmith
  • Lady at the Window (1881)
  • Before the duel
  • Clergyman at the window
  • Mandolin player
  • In thought
  • Rococo Style Still Life (1883)
  • From the Gothic (1884)
  • The game of chess (1886)
  • Munich, in the old abbey
  • Smoking nobleman

literature

Web links

Commons : August Holmberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Holmberg, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Holmberg, August Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 1911
Place of death Munich