Fritz von Kamptz

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Fritz von Kamptz (born February 16, 1866 in Glogau , † February 15, 1938 in Bad Hindelang ) was a German portraitist, impressionist landscape painter and academic painter of religious motifs.

Life

Fritz von Kamptz was born in 1866 as the son of a Prussian officer. Since his father died early, as a half-orphan and officer's son, he was entitled to free state education. He joined in 1876, first in the cadet Wahlstatt and then moved to the renowned Prussian Hauptkadettenanstalt in Gross-Lichterfelde in Berlin . From 1884 he was stationed at the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress and later in Bonn . In 1889 he successfully applied to the Düsseldorf Art Academy , where he studied with the well-known history painter and portraitist Hugo Crola (1841-1910), who belongs to the Düsseldorf School of Painting , and the less well-known Peter Janssen (1844-1908). During his studies he received a number of portrait commissions.

In 1896 he moved to England and lived in Clifton , Hove , Bristol and Brighton . There he continued his work as a painter and portrayed many aristocrats and clergymen. In addition, there were commissioned works such as the four altarpieces for St. Thomas Church in Bristol or the image of the head of Christ for the church in Hove. In addition, he created his first landscape pictures and still lifes . Kamptz exhibited at the Crystal Palace in London and became a member of the North British Academy of Arts , which gave him the privilege of setting up a studio and painting school on the Isle of Man during his internment in World War I.

After his release from British captivity, Kamptz lived in Lüneburg and married the daughter of a superintendent in Bad Doberan . From 1927 he lived in Berlin with his wife and four children . Around this time he spent several recreational stays in Bad Hindelang, and in 1932 or 1934 he moved there entirely. He set up his living and studio quarters in a loft that was never used commercially . One day before his 72nd birthday he died in Bad Hindelang and was buried there. His two sons died in World War II . One of his two daughters still lives in the Allgäu .

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His oeuvre can be roughly divided into three areas:

  • Kamptz was already a well-known and sought-after portraitist during his lifetime. His commissions took him to all regions of Germany and even to Sweden, where he painted the prince couple Prince Carl of Sweden and Ingeborg Charlotte of Denmark .
  • He was also a talented landscape painter. In his adopted home, many Allgäu motifs as well as pictures of landscapes and local citizens in traditional dress were created. His picture of the alpine hunter "Rubar" hangs today in the conference room of the Bad Hindelang town hall.
  • Eventually he became interested in religious motifs. For example, he painted a picture for the organ loft and six panels for the pulpit for the church in Steinhöfel .

On the occasion of his 120th birthday, the Bad Hindelang market dedicated an exhibition to him in the town hall in 1986.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article by Gunther le Maire in the Allgäuer Anzeigeeblatt of February 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Official website of the Bad Hindelang market - personalities: Fritz von Kamptz.
personal data
SURNAME Kamptz, Fritz von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Glogau
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1938
Place of death Bad Hindelang