Carl Wilhelm Uhl
Carl Wilhelm Uhl (* 1812 in Danzig ; † after 1859) was a German portrait and genre painter.
Life
Born the son of a businessman, he began training at the Royal Prussian Academy of the Arts in Berlin and continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich from August 4, 1837. In 1840 he settled in Danzig. He later emigrated to the United States , where he a. a. Created a "Crucifixion of Christ" in St. Patrick's Church in Charleston, South Carolina . In the 1850s he stayed in Argentina, where several of his paintings were created. In some cases he signed his paintings as "Carlos Uhl".
He mainly worked as a portrait and genre painter.
Works
- Miniature portrait of a woman, watercolor on ivory. 1846, Cincinnati Art Museum 1991.435
- Portrait of General Gregorio Aráoz de La Madrid , oil on canvas, February 1853, signed Carlos W. Uhl, Buenos Aires, Museó Histórico Nacional
- Three portraits of the von Finck family, oil on canvas. Signed / dated twice on the left: 1858 and 1859 with the addition “Buenos Ayres”, one of which signed as “Carlos W. Uhl”, once signed / dated in the center left as “Carlos W. Uhl”: 1858 with the addition “Buenos Ayres”. Portrait of the medical doctor Albert Karl Freiherr von Finck and his wife, who emigrated to Argentina around 1853/54.
- Resting cattle herders with covered wagons , oil on canvas, 1859, signed Carlos Uhl
literature
- Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist lexicon; or news of the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, engravers, etc. , Volume 19, Munich 1849, p. 215 ( digitized , partly incorrect).
- Uhl, Carl Wilhelm . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 33 : Theodotos vacation . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1939, p. 548 .
- Julio E. Payró: 23 pintores de la Argentina, 1810-1900 . Buenos Aires 1962, p. 26.
Remarks
- ^ Catalog of the academy exhibition 1834, p. 121 ( digitized version ); 1838, p. 62 ( digitized version ).
- ↑ Entry Matriculation Book Academy Munich .
- ↑ Kunstblatt No. 100, December 12, 1844, p. 420 as "Wilhelm Uhl" from Prussia.
- ^ Entry in the museum database .
- ↑ Figure .
- ^ Auction house Wendl, Rudolstadt, auction October 26, 2017, no.4422 .
- ↑ Historia Auctionata Berlin Auction 129, 2015, No. 1379 .
Web links
Commons : Carl Wilhelm Uhl - Collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Uhl, Carl Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Uhl, Carlos; Uhl, Carlos Guillermo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1859 |