Federico Voltmer
Federico Voltmer , b. Fritz Voltmer (born January 18, 1854 in Harburg , † 1921 in Hamburg ) was a German painter, member of the Hamburg artists' body and recipient of the Golden Medal for Art and Science of Argentina, who was particularly active in South America as a painting explorer and by making portraits and made a name for landscape paintings.
Life
The son of a carpenter first attended art schools in Breslau and Berlin and later worked in Rome under Professors Riedel and Lindemann-Frommel at the Academy of San Luca . This was followed by extensive trips through Italy, France and Spain and finally, in 1882, the crossing to South America.
As a painting explorer, he explored large parts of the northeast of Argentina and Paraguay and took part in various scientific expeditions on behalf of the " Instituto Geografico Argentino " (Argentine Geographic Institute) under the direction of Juan Ambrosetti to research the cultures of extinct Indian tribes in the northwest of the country Quilmes and Calchaquí . Scientific publications with a total of over 700 drawings by the painter were published in the “Boletines del Instituto Geografico Argentino”, which is now in the “ Museo Etnografico Ambrosetti ” in Buenos Aires; Title: “La antigua ciudad de Quilmes”, “Los monumentos megaliticos”, “La hacienda de molinos”.
Voltmer became known in Argentina and other countries in South America, especially as a painter of portraits of personalities such as the governors of the province of Entre Rios, who are still in the seat of government (Casa de Gobierno) today. These include a portrait of Governor Francisco Ramírez (1786–1821), which General Eduardo Racedo had commissioned in 1886. He also painted historical murals for a new government building. The portrait of a citizen of the city of Paraná is z. Currently restored in the " Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes de Entre Rios ". José Emilio Burucúa, Professor of Theory and History of Art at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales of the Universidad Nacional de San Martín, said of Voltmer's work:
“The portrait of the rancher Celestino Ortiz is a good example of the proliferation of portraits of the male citizen in the mid-19th century, a very common version of the great models created by romantic painters such as Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (Monsieur Bertin in the Louvre) or Francesco Hayez (Manzoni in Brera) during the times of the Jules monarchy in France and the Austrian rule over Milan on the eve of the Risorgimento. "
After returning to his home town of Hamburg in 1905, he married the merchant's daughter Dora Scharnweber, with whom he had a daughter. Here, too, he gained increasing artistic prestige and became a member of the “ Hamburg Artists ”. He painted portraits of important personalities such as the Emperor and Otto von Bismarck for government buildings and German clubs. His work also includes portraits of Count von Bothmer , the von Wedelt family and Rudolf Lindau . The Hamburger Kunsthalle acquired two of his landscape paintings from the Argentine prairie as well as a panorama-like Hamburg motif, which was given to the Museum of Hamburg History as a permanent loan . The Bismarck portrait and other works are in private hands.
Voltmer died of malaria in Hamburg in 1921 .
Awards
Voltmer was awarded the “Golden Medal for Art and Science” by the Argentine government and received honorary membership of the “ Union Froebeliana Argentina ”.
Works
- Juan B. Ambrosetti: La antigua ciudad de Quilmes (Valle Calchaqui). With drawings by Federico Voltmer. La Buenos Aires Imprenta, Buenos Aires, 1897
literature
- Fritz Voltmer In: Thieme-Becker : General Lexicon of Visual Artists , Volume 34, Leipzig 1940, p. 536 ("Lost since 1911")
- Kay Rump, Maike Bruhns: Fritz Voltmer In: The new Rump: Lexicon of fine artists in Hamburg, Altona and the surrounding area. Wachholtz, Neumünster 2005, ISBN 3-529-02792-8 , p. 473.
- José Angio: Federico Voltmer In: Nuevo diccionario biográfico argentino: (1750 - 1930). edited by Vicente Osvaldo Cutolo, part 7, Elche, Buenos Aires 1985, p. 695.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Kay Rump, Maike Bruhns: The new Rump. 2005, p. 473.
- ^ José Angio: Nuevo diccionario biográfico argentino. 1985, p. 695.
- ↑ LA TAREA DE OBRA . “Academía Nacional de Bellas Artes”, Paraná, Entre Rios, 1999
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Voltmer, Federico |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Voltmer, Fritz (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1921 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |