Clemens Bewer

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Lambert Clemens Jacob Bewer (* 30th May 1820 in Aachen , † 2. September 1884 in Bonn ) was a German historical subjects and portrait painter of romanticism .

Live and act

The Bewer, who grew up in Aachen, began his artistic career as a student in Karl Ferdinand Sohn's master class at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . He then deepened his artistic skills from 1841 through a study visit of several years in Paris and Rome . In the studio of Paul Delaroche he acquired knowledge of the coloring technique of his teacher and in the studio of Ary Scheffer he trained in the technique of copperplate engraving , but had also already been commissioned to make a series of copies of various paintings by Raphael , Andrea del Sarto , Titian , Rubens and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo for small French churches.

The commission of the artists' association Malkasten for the acquisition of the Jacobi'schen Garten.jpg

In 1847 Bewer returned to Düsseldorf, where he lived and worked for almost thirty years in the environment of the Düsseldorf School of Painting . During this time he created numerous important historical paintings, but also impressive portraits of important personalities. In addition, Bewer received a teaching position at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, which then appointed him professor in 1869.

Bewer, who was a member of the artists' association Malkasten and in 1861 on the commission for the acquisition of the Jacobi'schen Garten , also joined the art association for the Rhineland and Westphalia , of which he was elected chairman from 1864. In 1876 Bewer moved to Bonn , where he spent his old age .

Characteristic

In accordance with the taste of his time, Bewer preferred romantic motifs in his paintings as well as colorful costumes and fine fabrics, to which Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter , also known as an art critic, remarked: “The arrangement is less a composition than an arrangement, but still graceful, pretty and measured. Without a doubt one can wish for the individualities to be deeper and more decisive, but they show fine and pure forms and an appealing expression; The light and color effects are also particularly praiseworthy. These pictures are ideally suited for the modern salon. ” Müller's criticism initially referred to the paintings “ Tasso at the Court of Ferrara ” and “ The Singers' War at the Wartburg ” , but it also applies to the majority of Bewer's other pictures.

family

Clemens Bewer was married to Bertha Glaserfeld, a cousin of the music critic Eduard Hanslick , and had at least two sons and a daughter with her. While his son Rudolf Bewer strove for a legal career and made it to the Reich judge, his brother Max Bewer became a writer and poet, but also a supporter of the Völkische movement . Clemens daughter Helene married the Norwegian landscape and genre painter Hans Dahl ; their son Hans Andreas Dahl also made painting his profession.

Works (selection)

literature

  • Bewer, Clemens . In: Hermann Alexander Müller : Biographical Artist Lexicon . Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1882, p. 47 ( digitized version )
  • J. Fey: On the history of Aachen painters of the 19th century , In: From Aachens Vorzeit. Announcements from the association for customers of the Aachen prehistory . Tenth year 1897, No. 4/8. P. 79/80 ( digitized version )
  • Hackmann, Lisa: Bewer, Clemens . In: Savoy, Bénédicte and Nerlich, France (eds.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 1: 1793-1843 , Berlin / Boston 2013, pp. 25-27.

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personal data
SURNAME Bewer, Clemens
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bewer, Lambert Clemens Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German history and portrait painter of the Romantic period
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Aachen
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 1884
Place of death Bonn