Carl Frithjof Smith

Carl Frithjof Smith (born April 5, 1859 in Oslo , † October 11, 1917 in Weimar ) was a Norwegian portrait and genre painter .

Self-portrait , Weimar 1905, Oslo Bymuseum

Portrait of Henrik Ibsen , Munich 1890, Oslo Bymuseum

After the First Communion , 1892, Museo Revoltella , Trieste

Life

Carl Frithjof Smith was born in Christiania, today's Oslo, in 1859, the son of a furrier. At the age of 18 he started in the drawing office in the Trondheimer mechanical workshops, where he worked as a draftsman for three years and painted in his free time. He received his artistic training from 1880 to 1884 at the Munich Art Academy under Ludwig von Löfftz . In 1890 he was appointed professor at the Weimar Art School , where he worked until the end of 1904. Even after his resignation he kept Weimar as his place of residence; at that time he was already a full member of the German Association of Artists . One of his most famous students in Weimar was Max Beckmann . For his works, Smith received the small gold medal at the Berlin art exhibitions in 1886 and 1891, a medal in Munich in 1888 and the silver state medal in Vienna in 1888. His genre paintings were mainly known in Germany and Sweden, less so in his native Norway, as he was rarely represented at exhibitions there.

Works / exhibitions (selection)

Carl Frithjof Smith's works were regularly represented at renowned exhibitions such as the "International Art Exhibition" Berlin (1891), the "Great Berlin Art Exhibition" , in the Munich Glass Palace , the Saxon academic art exhibition in Dresden and also the Vienna anniversary exhibition in Year 1888. His works were shown several times in the corresponding catalogs.

1888: In the village church.
1888: In the hospital garden.
1888: Portrait of an Elderly Lady.
1889: In the meadow.
1890: portrait of Henrik Ibsen .
1891: Portrait of Prof. S.
1892: After the first communion.
1892: Visit to the artist's studio.
1894: In the evening sunshine.
1897: "Blessed are you poor, for the kingdom of God is yours!"
1901: Norwegian pilot.
1906: evening sun ; Pilot station Märdö ; Poor house in Drontheim ; My painting cabin in the Norwegian mountains
1911: Old smoking room in the Säterstal.
1910: Norwegian smoking room.
1912: Schifferstube on the island of Märdö in Norway.

literature

Sabine Wendt: Frithjof Smith: the art school in Weimar & a student named Max Beckmann; a literary search for clues. Vår-Verlag, Weimar 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-032997-5 .
Smith, Carl Frithjof . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 31 : Siemering – Stephens . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1937, p. 168 .
Smith, Carl Frithjof . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 9, Saur, Munich a. a. 1994, ISBN 3-598-22749-3 , p. 290.
Smith, Carl Frithjof . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 21 : Schinopsis spectrum . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1926, p. 799 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
Smith, Carl Frithjof. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history. Volume 2/2, sheets 33–67: Saal – Zwengauer. Ms. v. Boetticher's Verlag, Dresden 1901, pp. 763-764 ( archive.org ).
Smith, Carl Frithjof. In: Norsk kunstnerleksikon I − IV, Oslo 1982–86, (Norwegian, digitized ).

Web links

Commons : Carl Frithjof Smith - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Works by Carl Frithjof Smith on artnet

Individual evidence

^ Enrollment of Carl Frithjof Smith, matriculation book 1880. Academy of Fine Arts Munich, accessed on August 9, 2015 .
^ Staff and studio news. In: Art for everyone: painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture. Issue 19, 19th year 1903/1904. Publishing house F. Bruckmann, Munich, July 1, 1904, p. 454 , accessed on August 9, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).
↑ s. List of members in the catalog: 3rd German Artists Association Exhibition , Weimar 1906. P. 56, Textarchiv - Internet Archive
^ International art exhibition organized by the Association of Berlin Artists, Catalog. Common Library Network (GBV), accessed on August 10, 2015 .
^ Great Berlin art exhibition, catalog. (No longer available online.) Common Library Network (GBV), archived from the original on October 22, 2014 ; accessed on August 10, 2015 .
^ Great Berlin art exhibition, catalog. Heidelberg University, accessed on September 14, 2014 .
^ Catalogs of the art exhibitions in the Munich Glass Palace 1869-1931. bavarikon, accessed on January 28, 2020 .
^ Friedrich Pecht: CF Smith: In the village church. In: History of Munich Art in the Nineteenth Century - Munich, 1888. Verlaganstalt F. Bruckmann, Munich, p. 397 , accessed on August 9, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).
↑ CF Smith: Portrait ... In: The art for everyone: Painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture. Issue 18, 10th year 1894/1895. Publishing house F. Bruckmann, Munich, June 15, 1895, p. 277 , accessed on August 9, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).
^ CF Smith: After the first Communion (Dopo la prima Comunione). Museo Revoltella , Comune di Trieste , accessed August 9, 2015 .
↑ CF Smith: Alte Rauchstube ... In: The art for everyone: painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture. Issue 23, 26th year 1910/1911. Publishing house F. Bruckmann, Munich, September 1, 1911, p. 543 , accessed on August 9, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).

personal data
SURNAME	Smith, Carl Frithjof
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Smith, Karl Frithjof
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian portrait and genre painter
DATE OF BIRTH	April 5, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oslo
DATE OF DEATH	October 11, 1917
Place of death	Weimar

[1] Enrollment of Carl Frithjof Smith, matriculation book 1880. Academy of Fine Arts Munich, accessed on August 9, 2015 .

[2] Staff and studio news. In: Art for everyone: painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture. Issue 19, 19th year 1903/1904. Publishing house F. Bruckmann, Munich, July 1, 1904, p. 454 , accessed on August 9, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).

[3] s. List of members in the catalog: 3rd German Artists Association Exhibition , Weimar 1906. P. 56, Textarchiv - Internet Archive

[4] International art exhibition organized by the Association of Berlin Artists, Catalog. Common Library Network (GBV), accessed on August 10, 2015 .

[5] Great Berlin art exhibition, catalog. (No longer available online.) Common Library Network (GBV), archived from the original on October 22, 2014 ; accessed on August 10, 2015 .

[6] Great Berlin art exhibition, catalog. Heidelberg University, accessed on September 14, 2014 .

[7] Catalogs of the art exhibitions in the Munich Glass Palace 1869-1931. bavarikon, accessed on January 28, 2020 .

[8] Friedrich Pecht: CF Smith: In the village church. In: History of Munich Art in the Nineteenth Century - Munich, 1888. Verlaganstalt F. Bruckmann, Munich, p. 397 , accessed on August 9, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).

[9] CF Smith: Portrait ... In: The art for everyone: Painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture. Issue 18, 10th year 1894/1895. Publishing house F. Bruckmann, Munich, June 15, 1895, p. 277 , accessed on August 9, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).

[10] CF Smith: After the first Communion (Dopo la prima Comunione). Museo Revoltella , Comune di Trieste , accessed August 9, 2015 .

[11] CF Smith: Alte Rauchstube ... In: The art for everyone: painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture. Issue 23, 26th year 1910/1911. Publishing house F. Bruckmann, Munich, September 1, 1911, p. 543 , accessed on August 9, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).