Fritz Brauer (painter)

“Maler Brauer” (8th from left) as a member of the Kunstverein Hannover at its 71st exhibition opening;
Photo print based on a group picture by Ernst August Fischer , 1903

Fritz Brauer (born October 26, 1858 in Berlin , † September 9, 1910 in Hanover ) was a German landscape painter .

Life

Brauer studied at the Academy of Arts in Berlin and was a master student at Hans Gude . He was a member of the Hanover Exhibition Commission and from 1887 to 1891 a member of the Berlin Artists' Association .

Brauer created landscapes in atmospheric color and light painting and later turned to Impressionism .

Well-known works (selection)

• 1910: The George Street in Hanover , four-color reproduction of a watercolor overlooking the busy street with Café Kröpcke , the opera house and trams

literature

• Brewer, Fritz. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history. Volume 1/1, sheets 1–30: Aagaard – Heideck. Ms. v. Boetticher's Verlag, Dresden 1891, p. 130 ( archive.org ).
• Hans Vollmer : Brewer, Fritz . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 4 : Bida – Brevoort . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1910, p. 544 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• Brewer, Fritz . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 5 : V-Z. Supplements: A-G . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1961, p. 336 .
• Ulrike Müller: Brewer, Fritz . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 13, Saur, Munich a. a. 1996, ISBN 3-598-22753-1 , p. 680.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Illustrirte Zeitung number 3538 of April 20, 1911, volume 136, p. 2.