Heinrich Vester
Heinrich Vester (born August 25, 1806 in Cottbus ; † 1891 , buried in Küstrin ) was a German painter.
Life
He was born the son of the cloth maker Georg Vester. From 1823 to 1827 he attended the Royal Art Academy in Dresden . In Cottbus he painted cityscapes, portraits of cloth makers, landscapes and shooting targets for the Cottbus shooting guild.
In 1851 Vester moved to Guben with his family .
He spent the last years of his life from 1884 to 1891 in Küstrin with the family of his daughter Luise. For Vester it was important to paint squares, buildings and cityscapes as precisely as possible. Photography did not exist in the first third of the 19th century. The cityscapes of Cottbus are an important source for local homeland research.
literature
- Gustav Hermann: Carl Heinrich Vester, a Cottbus painter of the Biedermeier period . In: Cottbuser Anzeiger . January 6, 1940
- Hartmut Regenstein: Carl-Heinrich Vester- an unknown painter in Guben? . In: Guben home calendar . 2001
Web links
Commons : Heinrich Vester - Collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vester, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | cottbus |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1891 |
| Place of death | buried Küstrin |