Heinrich Krigar (painter)

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Heinrich Krigar (born May 7, 1806 in Berlin ; † July 7, 1838 there ) was a German painter .

Life

Little is known about Krigar's life. From 1824 Krigar was a student at the Prussian Academy of the Arts in Berlin , from 1824 or 1826/27 to 1836 a student in Wilhelm Wach's studio . From 1826 to 1836 he took part regularly in the Berlin Academy exhibitions, around 1836/37 a study trip to Belgium , Holland and a stay in Paris. In Paris he was probably a student in Paul Delaroche's studio .

Works

  • Cinderella with pigeons reading the peas, around 1836, whereabouts unknown (Boetticher)
  • Knight and Squire (Georg and Lerse). After Goethe's Götz von Berlichingen, 1836, oil / canvas, 91 × 80 cm, signed: Krigar 1836, inv. No. WS 122, Berlin, Nationalgalerie (plate XXVIII).

literature

  • Stéphanie Baumewerd: Krigar, Heinrich , in: Bénédicte Savoy, France Nerlich (Ed.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital . Volume 1: 1793-1843 . De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2013, ISBN 978-3-11-029057-8 , pp. 160–161.
personal data
SURNAME Krigar, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1838
Place of death Berlin