August Schleich
August Schleich (* 1814 in Munich ; † December 26, 1865 ibid) was a German animal painter, etcher and lithographer, called "Schleichgustl" by friends, son of the engraver and inspector of the topographic bureau Johann Karl Schleich (1759–1842) and brother of Engravers Karl Schleich (1788–1840) and Adrian Schleich (1812–1894).
August Schleich studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich . In Munich he dealt almost exclusively with animal painting.
August Schleich invented "smoke painting". To that produced by a candle flame on a plate or sheet of paper soot layer lights were taken out by scraping, which Mezzotinto- a mezzotint similar. The finished image was sealed with a layer of varnish. The process was also imitated by the Munich animal painter Eugen von Kramer. August Schleich also created etchings and lithographs.
Schleich also experimented with galvanography invented by Franz von Kobell in 1842.
literature
- Thieme / Becker 1907–1950
- Busses 1977
- Witt Checklist 1978
- Ludwig 1978, vol. 4
- Saur 1999-2000, Vol. 9, p. 7
Web links
- New general artist lexicon p. 270
- German biography
- General German biography
- Library Service Center Baden-Württemberg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schleich, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German animal painter, lithographer and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1865 |
| Place of death | Munich |