Ferdinand Schauss
Ferdinand Schauss (born October 27, 1832 in Berlin ; † October 20, 1916 there ) was a German portrait and genre painter .
Life
Ferdinand Schauss was born in Berlin as the son of a businessman. He attended the Friedrichswerder high school until 1851 and then became a pupil of Carl Steffeck at the Royal Prussian Academy of the Arts in Berlin . From 1856 he continued his studies with Léon Cogniet in Paris. On study trips he visited England, Holland, Belgium, Italy and Spain, especially to study portraits of the old masters. In 1874 he was appointed professor at the Grand Ducal Saxon Art School in Weimar . He held this position until 1876, when he returned to Berlin that same year.
Ferdinand Schauss became known for his mythological scenes, but especially for his portraits. Schauss died shortly before the age of 84 in Berlin.
Works (selection)
Ferdinand Schauss was regularly represented with his works at the exhibitions of the Akademie der Künste zu Berlin, the “Great Berlin Art Exhibitions” , in the Munich Glass Palace as well as at the annual exhibitions in Vienna.
- Portrait of Miss Désirée Artôt , 1866
- Cupids , 1870
- The nymph Callisto , 1870
- John the Baptist as a child , 1872
- Dryad, life-size figure , 1874
- Genoveva , 1874
- Portrait of the Abbé Franz Liszt , 1875
- The bath , 1876
- Leander , 1877
- resting nymph , 1883
- Potsdam Bridge in Berlin , 1890
- Portrait of a Gentleman , 1894
- Faded , 1895
- Portrait of Prof. Jul. Jacob , 1896
literature
- Schauss, Ferdinand . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 29 : Rosa – Scheffauer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1935.
- Schauss, Ferdinand. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history. Volume 2/2, sheets 33–67: Saal – Zwengauer. Ms. v. Boetticher's Verlag, Dresden 1901, pp. 534-535 ( archive.org ).
- Schauss, Ferdinand. In: HA Müller , HW Singer : General Artist Lexicon. Volume 4, Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt / M. 1921 ( archive.org ).
- Richard Wrede , Hans von Reinfels (ed.): The spiritual Berlin: an encyclopedia of the spiritual life of Berlin. Volume 1, Storm, Berlin 1897 = photo mechanic. Neudruck, Zentralantiquariat der DDR, Leipzig 1975, pp. 462–463.
- Walther Scheidig: The History of the Weimar School of Painting 1860-1900. Seemann, Leipzig 1991, ISBN 3-363-00538-5 .
Web links
Works by Ferdinand Schauss on artnet
Individual evidence
- ^ Schauß, F. In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1880, part I. “Prof., painter, W Vossstr. 17. III; Residential: W Genthinerstr. 42 II ".
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schauss, Ferdinand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Look, Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1916 |
| Place of death | Berlin |