Ernst Adolph Meissner

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Shepherd with herd in winter landscape

Ernst Adolph Meißner (born April 12, 1837 in Dresden , † September 25, 1902 in Munich ) was a German animal and landscape painter from the Munich School and an engraver.

Life

Ernst Adolph Meißner was born as the son of Carl Meißner and Johanna Christiane, b. Leschke was born in Dresden and baptized Evangelical Lutheran. Meißner received his training at the Dresden Art Academy , where he was matriculated from 1851 to 1855. His teachers were Robert Kummer and Ludwig Richter . He belonged to the artist circle of Otto Gebler , Christian Friedrich Mali and Heinrich Zügel .

Even as a young man he made extensive trips to Switzerland, Italy, Holland and Hungary. In 1870 he settled in Munich. On November 20, 1880, he married Marie Magdalena Sofie Meier from Regensburg. The children Robert Ernst Wilhelm and Luise Anna Auguste Meißner emerged from this marriage.

Meißner became known for his landscapes in which he depicts the meager life of the rural population. Animals usually play a central role in the paintings. Important works were shown in an exhibition in the Munich Glass Palace in 1902; some paintings were acquired by King Albert of Saxony . Even today you can find pictures in well-known state galleries and art houses such as the State Art Collection Dresden, the Landesmuseum Graz, Lenbachhaus Munich, Amsterdam City Archives, as well as in private and family collections.

Works (selection)

Commons : Ernst Adolph Meißner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Shepherd's family
  • Sheep follow the feed, oil on canvas, 20.5 × 34.5 cm, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum Collection

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://beeldbank.amsterdam.nl/index.php?beginjaar=&eindjaar=&qasked=1&qtype=nieuw&q=000395000191
  2. ↑ http://www.scholarsresource.com/browse/work/2144594312
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-sheep-for-fodder-follow-59017  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.bbc.co.uk  
personal data
SURNAME Meissner, Ernst Adolph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German animal and landscape painter
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1902
Place of death Munich