Friedrich Keil (painter)
Friedrich Keil (born July 2, 1813 in Liebau i. Silesia , † January 17, 1875 in Breslau ) was a German painter.
Friedrich Keil learned the art of goldsmithing from his father in Schweidnitz , and from 1831 studied at the Berlin Academy with Johann Karl Heinrich Kretschmar and Karl Wilhelm Wach . After completing his studies, he worked as a freelance artist in Berlin. At first, Keil painted miniature portraits and also created paper cut silhouettes.
In 1865 he moved to Breslau and took part in exhibitions there. In 1834 and from 1852 to 1868 he exhibited his works at exhibitions at the Berlin Academy. At the great exhibition of the century of German art in Berlin in 1906, three works by Keil were exhibited posthumously.
Friedrich Keil was a member of the Hamburg Artists' Association .
literature
- Wedge, Friedrich. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history. Volume 1/2, sheets 31–61: Heideck – Mayer, Louis. Ms. v. Boetticher's Verlag, Dresden 1895, pp. 667-668 ( archive.org ).
- Wedge, Friedrich . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 20 : Kaufmann – Knilling . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 68-69 .
- Keil, F. In: Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist lexicon. Volume 6: Haspel. – Keym. EA Fleischmann, Munich 1938, p. 548 “Painter from Silesia, formed around 1853 in Berlin in the school of Professor Wach”.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wedge, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wedge, Franz Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liebau i. Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1875 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |