Hermann Kretzschmer

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Hermann Kretzschmer

Johann Hermann Kretzschmer (born October 28, 1811 in Anklam ; † February 5, 1890 in Berlin ) was a painter and etcher . In terms of art history, he is a member of the Düsseldorf School of Painting .

Life

Kretzschmer came to Berlin in 1829 , where Wilhelm Wach taught him. From 1831 to 1837 he studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow . The first larger works were fairy tale pictures based on Theodor Hildebrandt and Eduard Steinbrück .

At the suggestion of his friend Ferdinand Freiligrath , he undertook an extensive study trip to the Mediterranean and the Middle East: in 1838 he first went to Rome and visited Sicily, Greece, Egypt and Constantinople in 1840 and 1841 . He partly financed his travels with portraits of dignitaries. He attracted attention with the portrait of the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I , as there had been no painting of this ruler before because of the ban on images in Islam .

In 1842 he returned to Düsseldorf, but moved to Berlin in 1845. On the basis of the sketches, collectibles and experiences he brought with him from the Orient, he created further pictures of the "ethnic genre" in the 1840s and 1850s and was sometimes referred to as the "first Berlin Orient painter". However, he soon turned to other genre painting themes . In 1856 he was appointed titular professor.

Kretzschmer was a childhood friend of the composer Otto Nicolai . He was also friends with the poet Emanuel Geibel , who dedicated a sonnet to him.

Hermann Kretzschmer died in Berlin in 1890 at the age of 78 and was buried in the Old Twelve Apostles Cemetery in Schöneberg near Berlin. The grave has not been preserved.

Works

The cradle (1875)
  • Little Red Riding Hood (1833)
  • Cinderella (1836)
  • The cradle (1875)
  • Breakfast in the desert
  • The caravan in the Samum (museum in Leipzig)
  • The embarkation against will (Babelsberg Castle)
  • The return of the pilgrim caravan
  • The landing of the Great Elector on Rügen
  • The page Seydlitz's first pleasure trip with the Margrave of Schwedt
  • The black man is coming (as the chimney sweep comes to the art museum Bremerhaven)
  • The first panties
  • The cat's puerperium
  • The test of patience
  • Prince Friedrich Karl with General Staff at Düppel
  • Drive home from school in the Spreewald
  • The wedding of Gretna-Green
  • Mehemed Ali
  • Abbas Pasha
  • Abd ul Medschid

He also created etchings :

  • From the life of a child (based on Reinick's poem)
  • Ammonium (after Freiligrath)

Illustrations (selection)

Digitized editions of the University and State Library Düsseldorf :

  • In: German seals with marginal drawings by German artists. - Düsseldorf: Buddeus, (volumes 1–2) 1843. ( urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 2-712 ).
  • In: Reinick, Robert. Songs by a painter with drawings by his friends on the margins. 1836-1852.
    • Songs by a painter with drawings by his friends on the margins. Schulgen-Bettendorff, Düsseldorf 1838, color portfolio edition ( urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 2-18668 ).
    • Songs by a painter with drawings by his friends on the margins. Schulgen-Bettendorff, Düsseldorf 1838 ( urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 2-18244 ).
    • Songs by a painter with drawings by his friends on the margins. Buddeus, Düsseldorf between 1839 and 1846 ( urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 2-84 ).
    • Songs by a painter with drawings by his friends on the margins. Vogel, Leipzig approx. 1852 ( urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 2-18254 ).
  • In: Reumont, Alfred von / White, Charles (eds.). Ruins of the Rhine, their times and traditions. Kohnen, Aix-La Chapelle 1838 ( urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 2-1602 ).
  • In: Reumont, Alfred von. Sagas legends des bords du Rhin: Orné de 8 gravures sur acier. Kohnen, Aix-la-Chapelle 1838 ( urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 2-1616 ).

literature

Web links

Commons : Johann Hermann Kretzschmer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rolf Thomas Senn: In Arcadia. Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia. A biographical land survey. Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-86732-163-1 , p. 247 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  2. ↑ Karin Rhein: German Orientmalerei in the second half of the 19th century: Development and characteristics. Tenea, 2003, ISBN 3-86504-035-7 , pp. 65 f. ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ^ Hermann Mendel: Otto Nicolai: a biography. Mendel, Berlin 1866, p. 46 f. ( Digitized in the Google book search).
  4. ^ Karl Goedeke: Emanuel Geibel. 1. Theil, Volume 1. Cotta, Stuttgart 1869, p. 162 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  5. ^ To Hermann Kretzschmer, the painter. In: Emanuel Geibel: Poems. 39th edition. Duncker, Berlin 1855, p. 145 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  6. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 754.
personal data
SURNAME Kretzschmer, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kretzschmer, Johann Hermann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Anklam , Pomerania
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1890
Place of death Berlin