Hermann Hirzel (artist)
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Hermann Robert Catumby Hirzel (born July 6, 1864 in Buenos Aires , Argentina , † June 7, 1939 in Berlin ) was a pharmacist and painter, etcher , graphic artist and draftsman of Swiss origin.
Life
He was the son of the Winterthur merchant Julius Hirzel (approx. 1824– ??) and Linda von Schmidt (approx. 1828–1917). After attending school in Geneva , Hirzel did an apprenticeship as a pharmacist, but then studied chemistry and natural sciences at the universities in Geneva and Berlin . In Berlin, however, he decided at the end of the 1880s to drop out of studies and become a painter. He took courses at the Berlin Art Academy , but also continued his self-didactic training with the advice of the painter Karl Hagemeister , for whom he designed an ex-libris (see illustration). He was influenced by the natural landscapes of the Mark Brandenburg , but also went on study trips to Sicily and the Campagna Romana in 1890 .
As a special means of expression, he chose etching, the technique of which he had acquired himself. In 1893 he received the silver medal for his etching exhibited at the "International Art Exhibition" in Rome . In the same year he moved to Berlin, where his work again specialized in motifs from the Brandenburg landscape. In 1904 he went to Russia - probably for financial reasons - to work as a cotton seller. In 1910 he returned to Berlin, where he a. a. as a commercial artist earned his money and took up pen art .
Works
Hirzel created billboards, note envelopes, bookplates and other small art, including gold jewelry and enamel works. He put his special emphasis on floral ornaments from stylized pictures of plants. This handicraft was his main activity in later years. Many of his etchings (original landscape etchings and lithographs ) are now in the copper engraving cabinets and applied arts museums. a. archived in Berlin, Breslau and Leipzig .
literature
- Albert Getzler: Hermann Hirzel . In: Schweizer Illustrierte , Vol. 1, 1897, pp. 179–183.
- Friedrich Jansa: German visual artists in words and pictures. Jansa, Leipzig 1912.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hermann Hirzel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography with photo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirzel, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hirzel, Hermann Robert Catumby (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss pharmacist and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1939 |
| Place of death | Berlin |