Julius Wentscher senior
Julius Theophil Wentscher (born November 27, 1842 in Graudenz , Pomerania, † November 6, 1918 in Berlin ) was a German landscape and marine painter .
Life
Julius Wentscher received his first training at the Art Academy in Königsberg (Prussia) , followed by studying at the Berlin Academy in the master class for landscape painting with Hans Fredrik Gude . From 1884 he was listed in the Berlin address books as a landscape painter. In 1881 he exhibited his works for the first time, still living in Königsberg, at the exhibition of the Academy of Arts in Berlin. After that he was regularly represented at the Academy exhibitions and later the Great Berlin Art Exhibitions . In 1899 he received the Small Gold Medal for Art from the Academy. He was a member of the General German Art Cooperative and the Association of Berlin Artists .
His oeuvre mainly comprised landscapes and marine paintings. Although living in Berlin, his motifs were mainly from the Samland coast, the Curonian Spit and the Mecklenburg coast of the Baltic Sea .
family
Julius Wentscher's son of the same name Julius (1881–1961) also became a landscape painter, his daughter Dora Wentscher (1883–1964) worked as an actress, sculptor and writer and was married to the writer Johannes Nohl . His daughter-in-law was the sculptor Tina Haim-Wentscher .
Works (selection)
- Waldeck in the evening light. 1881
- Sunset. 1881
- Stormy day on the Baltic Sea. 1884
- Bodden landscape on the Baltic Sea. 1886
- Samland Baltic coast near Warnicken. 1894
- Mountain gorge on the Samland Baltic Sea coast. 1894
- Afternoon on the dune, Darss. 1896
- Samland coast near Gross-Dirschkeim. 1899
- Sailors off the Baltic coast. Curonian Spit. 1900
- Old pine on the Baltic Sea. 1904, (GBK, illustration in catalog)
- Evening mood on the Darss. 1907
- Wide landscape of the Curonian Spit. 1909
The Weimar City Museum owns 13 works by Julius Wentscher, presumably handed over by his daughter Dora.
literature
- Wentscher, Julius . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 35 : Libra-Wilhelmson . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1942, p. 380 .
Web links
- Julius Wentscher senior. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Works by Julius Wentscher on the artnet portal
- Works by Julius Wentscher in the askART portal
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wentscher, J. In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1884, 2, p. 1082. “Maler, NW. In the tents 7 III. 12-2 ".
- ^ Wentscher, Julius Theophil . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1918, 2, p. 3055. “Landsch. Maler, Wilmersdorf, Badensche Str. 17 IV. 12–1. Residential W15, Emser Str. 24 ".
- ^ Julius Wentscher in Königsberg i. Pr., Kalthöfischestrasse 30 - No. 822 Waldecke in the evening light , No. 823 Sunset In: Catalog of the exhibition of the Königl. Academy of Arts 1881
- ↑ Directories of the holders of the Large and Small Golden Medal 1850–1881 (PrAdK 0279) , Historical Archive, Academy of the Arts
- ^ Members of the General German Art Cooperative in 1899
- ^ Wentscher, Julius, Berlin, Potsdamerstr. 83b. - No. 1182 Alte Kiefer an der Ostsee In: Große Berliner Kunstausstellung (Ed.) Catalog 1904. P. 80, plate 107
- ↑ "13 works and parts of works found - Weimar, Stadtmuseum" at the picture index of art and architecture
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wentscher, Julius senior |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wentscher, Julius; Wentscher, Julius Theophil (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German landscape and marine painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graudenz , Pomerania |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1918 |
| Place of death | Berlin |