August Pfaltz

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August Pfaltz (born May 12, 1859 in Offenbach am Main , † January 16, 1917 in Dachau ) was a German painter.

Live and act

Grave site in the "Old Cemetery" Dachau

His artistic talent was discovered very early on and encouraged by his parents. He was a student of Gustav Schönleber , who taught at the academy in Karlsruhe . In 1900 the painter moved to Dachau in order to be able to paint “ plein-air ”, that is, under the open sky in the famous moss . In his new home he had a slightly Baroque style villa built that still exists today. August Pfaltz, a close friend of Hermann Stockmann , was an active contributor to the establishment of the Dachau district museum. There are still numerous models of old farmhouses, house and garden doors.

The artist was buried in the old Dachau cemetery. His Biedermeier grave is still preserved. A street in Dachau was named after him.

Works (selection)

  • Dachau moss . Oil on cardboard (30 × 25)
  • Peat hut in autumn of the Dachauer Moos . Oil on cardboard (56 × 43)
  • Harvest in front of the church in Bergkirchen . Oil on cardboard (31 × 38.5)
  • A December view of the old Dachau market with the so-called “Lower Market” in the foreground. Oil on canvas (36 × 70)

literature

  • Carl Thiemann : Memories of a Dachau Painter . Contributions to the history of Dachau as an artist's place. Dachau undated, p. 18

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Künstlerhaus August Pfaltz . City of Dachau
  2. ↑ dachauer-galerien-museen.de ( Memento from December 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Pfaltz, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Offenbach am Main
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1917
Place of death Dachau