Julius Kleinmichel
Ferdinand Julius Theodor Kleinmichel (born March 5, 1846 in Rodzonne near Graudenz , Marienwerder district ; † August 12, 1892 in Munich ) was a German painter and graphic artist.
Life
Born the son of a chief forester and orphaned at an early age, Kleinmichel came to live with relatives in Königsberg . He began his studies at the Königsberg Art Academy with Karl Ludwig Rosenfelder .
After the death of his foster parents in 1871, Kleinmichel came to Berlin .
At the invitation of Johann Arthur Severin Nikutowski , Kleinmichel visited Düsseldorf . He spent four years in a hospital bed because of a foot ailment. During this period he supplied drawings to various magazines, including a. at home in Leipzig , where he held the post of artistic director from 1878. In Leipzig he married Selma Dunsky from Tbilisi .
He was friends with the poet and youth writer Julius Lohmeyer (1835–1903) and illustrated his writings, including the magazine Deutsche Jugend . Kleinmichel also illustrated Im Flügelkleide by Victor Blüthgen , The world from the window by Johannes Trojan a . a. Children's books.
From 1882 in Munich he devoted himself to painting, showing his works in the Munich Glass Palace and in the gazebo .
literature
- Kleinmichel, Ferdinand Julius Theodor . In: Friedrich von Boetticher : painter works of the nineteenth century. Contribution to art history . Volume I, Dresden 1891, p. 698 f.
- Hyacinth Holland : Kleinmichel, Fr. Julius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 189 f.
Web links
- Record at the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kleinmichel, Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kleinmichel, Ferdinand Julius Theodor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rodzonne near Graudenz , Marienwerder administrative district |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1892 |
| Place of death | Munich |