Julius Exner

Julius Exner in his studio

Fra Kunstakademiets Figursal ( from the plaster cast collection of the art academy ), 1843

Et brudepars hjemkomst fra kirken, Amager (1863)

Johann Julius Exner (born November 30, 1825 in Copenhagen ; † November 15, 1910 there ) was a Danish genre painter of national romanticism .

Life

Exner was the son of a Bohemian musician who had lived in Denmark since his youth. At the age of 15 he came to the Royal Danish Academy of Art in his hometown in 1840 , where he was a. a. Student of the painters Johann Ludwig Lund and Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg . In 1844 he exhibited a work for the first time at the famous Charlottenborg "Forårsudstilling" (spring exhibition) in Copenhagen and was then regularly represented there with his works until 1910. During his studies, his travels took him to Dresden and Vienna, Sweden, Switzerland and Italy, and in 1857 also to Paris.

Shaped by his teachers, portraits and historical topics from the history of his country were a major focus in Exner's early works. When he found his own style, Exner almost exclusively focused on Scandinavian folk life. On his tours through Zealand , on the island of Amager, but also through various parts of Sweden, Exner observed people's lives very closely and these impressions of “the country and its people” then became the basis of his works, which were often performed with a fine sense of humor. In 1864 he became a member of the Danish Academy of Art, where he worked as a professor from 1872 to 1898.

Works (selection)

From the plaster cast collection of the Art Academy (1843)
The Sunday visit to my grandfather (1853) Statens Museum for Kunst
Little girl who lets an old man smell a flower (1853) Hirschsprung Collection (the first picture in the collection)
The Feast at a Farmer's on Amager (1854)
Grandmother's greeting
The Questionable Choice or the Black Peter Game (1863)
The Peasant Wedding (1875)
The sick visit (1876)
The Free Egg (1877)

There are 51 paintings by Exner in Denmark's museums.

literature

Ph. Weilbach: Exner, Johan Julius . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 4 : Clemens – Eynden . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1890, p. 642-643 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
Julius Exner in Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon (Danish)
Leo Swane : Exner, Johan Julius . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 11 : Erman-Fiorenzo . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1915, p. 122 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Exner, Joh. Julius. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: painter works of the 19th century. Contribution to art history. Volume 1/1, sheets 1–30: Aagaard – Heideck. Ms. v. Boetticher's Verlag, Dresden 1891, pp. 281-282 ( archive.org ).

Web links

Commons : Julius Exner - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d William Hauptman, Peter Nørgaard Larsen: Impressions du Nord - La peinture scandinave 1800-1915 (catalog) . Fondation de l'Hermitage / 5 Continents Éditions, Lausanne / Milano 2005, p. 155 .

personal data
SURNAME	Exner, Julius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Exner, Johann Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish painter
DATE OF BIRTH	November 30, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH	Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH	November 15, 1910
Place of death	Copenhagen

[:0-1] William Hauptman, Peter Nørgaard Larsen: Impressions du Nord - La peinture scandinave 1800-1915 (catalog) . Fondation de l'Hermitage / 5 Continents Éditions, Lausanne / Milano 2005, p. 155 .