Gustav Feckert

Gustav Feckert, 1865, during a meeting of the Berlin Artists' Association. Graphic by Ludwig Löffler.

Gustav Heinrich Gottlob Feckert (born March 3, 1820 in Cottbus , † October 5, 1899 in Berlin ) was a German painter and lithographer .

Life

1836 Feckert was 16 years old student of Albert Rémy at the Academy in Berlin . In addition to the usual training there, Feckert soon specialized in lithographs . His first successes were copies of works by Carl Joseph Begas , Eduard Magnus , Franz Xaver Winterhalter and others. v. a.

Feckert also became known for his oil paintings ; including many portraits . After a few attempts in pastels and watercolors , Feckert returned to his domain - lithography.

In 1869 he was accepted as a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin , Section for Fine Arts.

Gustav Feckert died in 1899 at the age of 79.

Feckert's artistic work in particular gave lithography a great boost in Germany. Exactly down to the details, his sheets radiate a perfection and yet do not lack liveliness.

Works (selection)

The Slavic Musicians (after Louis Gallait )
The portrait of Ravené (after Ludwig Knaus )
The drowned son of the fisherman (after Henry Ritter )
The happiness of the family (after Eduard Meyerheim )
The Silesian weavers (after Carl Hübner )
The widow's consolation (after Rudolf Jordan )
The handover of the Augsburg Confession (after Friedrich Martersteig )

Awards

1855: Mansion Honorable, Paris
1857: Small Gold Medal, Berlin
1860: Small Golden Medal, Cologne
1876: Second medal, Munich

literature

personal data
SURNAME	Feckert, Gustav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Feckert, Gustav Heinrich Gottlob (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter and lithographer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 3, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH	cottbus
DATE OF DEATH	October 5, 1899
Place of death	Berlin