Johann Georg Seitz

Johann Georg Seitz: Fruit still life with insects, grapes, peaches, plums, pears and pineapples in a wicker basket and on a plate

Johann Georg Seitz (born March 14, 1810 in Nuremberg , † April 16, 1870 in Vienna ) was a German-Austrian painter .

Seitz probably studied at the Vienna Academy . The artistic work (mostly oil paintings on canvas) is characterized by its still lifes with flowers or fruit. Some of his works have been exhibited at the academy.

1830: a "piece of fruit" in watercolor
1842: the flower pieces "Roses" and "Flowers", which he had made in oil paints

In the obituaries for his death he was also referred to as an "excellent landscape painter".

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Seitz, Georg . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 34th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1877, p. 34 ( digitized version ).
Seitz, Johann Georg . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936, p. 469 .

Web links

Commons : Works by Johann Georg Seitz - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Constantin von Wurzbach : Seitz, Georg . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 34th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1877, p. 34 ( digitized version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Seitz, Johann Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German-Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	March 14, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH	April 16, 1870
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Constantin von Wurzbach : Seitz, Georg . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 34th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1877, p. 34 ( digitized version ).