Eduard Weichberger
Alexander Heinrich Wilhelm Eduard Weichberger (born March 5, 1843 in Krauthausen , Thuringia , † August 19, 1913 in Weimar ) was a German painter .
Eduard Weichberger was born in 1843 as the sixth child of the manor owner and Berlin Premier Lieutenant Alexander Weichberger and his wife Amalie Henriette Florentine Frierike Charlotte , nee. Düttel , born. In 1848 the family moved from Krauthausen to Eisenach , where Weichberger was confirmed in 1857.
Life
Weichberger attended the Dresden Polytechnic from 1860 to 1861 . Since architectural studies seemed to resist his inclinations, he left after just one semester and turned to Weimar , where he was accepted into the Grand Ducal Art School, the so-called " Weimar School of Painting ". His teachers were Arnold Böcklin and Franz von Lenbach until 1862 , Alexander Michelis from 1862 to 1868 and finally Max Schmidt . His studies were interrupted by study visits to Italy and the Baltic Sea.
Weichberger learned to sketch nature with a brush and paint. He mainly painted motifs from the Thuringian Forest , Rügen and Tyrol and became famous for his forest landscapes .
The art collections of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar have several works by Weichberger, including some paintings, drawings and a sketchbook.
On January 25, 1876, Weichberger married Elise Choinanus, who was twelve years his junior . The first of four children was born in 1877: Konrad Weichberger , who later became a writer. He was followed in 1880 by Susanne , who later became an artist, in 1881 by Hans and in 1885 by Alexander , who had been dependent on a wheelchair since he was 16 years old.
Weichberger worked for the Etching Association in Weimar from 1877 to 1906 and is represented in its portfolio with a total of 29 prints. He lived as a freelance artist and gave occasional lessons in drawing school. In 1899 he was appointed professor.
He died of a heart attack on August 19, 1913 at the age of 70.
literature
- Petra Dietzel: "Festschrift for the 300th anniversary of the Krauthausen Church 1709–2009". (Ed .: Kirchgemeinde Krauthausen), 2009.
- Weichberger, Eduard . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 35 : Libra-Wilhelmson . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1942, p. 261 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weichberger, Eduard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weichberger, Alexander Heinrich Wilhelm Eduard (full name); Weichberger, Alexander Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krauthausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 1913 |
| Place of death | Weimar |