Fritz Prölß
Fritz (Friedrich) Anton Otto Prölß (born March 4, 1855 in Dresden , † 1934 in Munich ) was a German portrait and genre painter .
Life
Prölß studied painting at the academies in Dresden with Ferdinand Pauwels and Munich from 1880 with Franz von Defregger . He was a member of the Munich Artists' Cooperative and exhibited his pictures in the Munich Glass Palace . Even if he lived in Munich, from 1879 onwards he spent the summer months in Mittenwald for more than 50 years , where he created most of his work. His fellow painters Wilhelm Leibl and Lovis Corinth belonged to his circle of friends . Lovis Corinth created two oil portraits of Prölß in 1900 and 1913.
Prölß was a member of the internationally respected " Munich School ". The influence of Franz von Defregger can be seen in his painting style. One of his most famous works was Grandfather and Granddaughter (1905). His works were also printed in the gazebo . His father was the Dresden dramaturge and literary historian Robert Prölß (1821–1906).
Honors
Prölß was made an honorary citizen of Mittenwald. The Fritz-Prölß-Platz there was named after him.
Exhibitions
- Galerie M. Goldschmidt & Co., Frankfurt am Main, 1909, 43 paintings
- Mittenwald Violin Making Museum, 2016/17
literature
- Prölss, Friedrich Anton Otto . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 27 : Piermaria – Ramsdell . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1933, p. 418 .
- Heinrich Weizsäcker (ed.): Art and artists in Frankfurt am Main in the 19th century. 2nd volume. Baer, Frankfurt am Main, 1909.
- Leopold Proelß (Ed.): Friedrich Anton Otto Prölß. His life, his works and his work. Cardamina-Verlag, Plaidt 2011, ISBN 978-3-938649-94-7 .
Web links
- Friedrich Proelss on artnet
- Entry Friedrich Prölss in the matriculation database of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich
- Article about the Prölß exhibition in the violin making museum on merkur.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ DNB catalog (accessed on March 27, 2017)
- ^ F. Bruckman: The paintings of Lovis Corinth . 1958, pp. 78 and 131.
- ↑ Die Kunst: Monthly Bulletin for Free and Applied Arts , 1909, pages 436 and 437
- ↑ A professional of the ideal rural world . In: OVB Online, January 4, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prölß, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prölß, Friedrich Anton Otto (full name); Prölss, Friedrich Anton Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait painter and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1934 |
| Place of death | Munich |