Karl Altmann (painter)

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Karl Altmann (* 1800 in Feuchtwangen ; † January 11, 1861 in Munich ) was a German genre and landscape painter .

Life

Altmann came from a long-established Jewish family. He was one of four children from the second marriage of the antique dealer Joseph Altmann to Edel Altmann, née Fränkel († 1842). Karl Altmann grew up in Ansbach and attended the painting school in Munich before studying at the Dresden Academy from 1819 to 1822 . After a study trip through Italy , he moved to Munich, which was to remain his residence from then on and where he was a member of the Munich Art Association . In May 1832 his parents also moved to Munich. In 1835 Karl Altmann was registered as resident in Dachauer Strasse and in 1845 as resident in Kaufingerstrasse .

Altmann preferred romantic, rural motifs in oil on wood or canvas, but also drew watercolors. Stylistically, he was close to his friend Heinrich Bürkel . His works are u. a. Exhibited in the Münchner Stadtmuseum and in the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus . Pictures of him are among others in the possession of the British royal family.

Although Altmann was offered several positions and awards on condition of changing religion, he remained loyal to Judaism until his death. He remained unmarried.

Participation in exhibitions

• 1826–1830: Art Association Munich
• 1833: Kunstverein Hannover
• 1835: Dresden Academy
• 1837: Karlsruhe art exhibition
• 1837: Danzig Museum
• 1858: German General and Historical Art Exhibition, Glaspalast, Munich

literature

• Altmann, Karl. In: Georg Kaspar Nagler (arrangement): New general artist lexicon. First volume: A – Boe. EA Fleischmann, Munich 1835, p. 83.
• Altmann, Carl. In: Artistic Munich in the year 1835. Compiled from the articles designed or revised by them and published by Adolph von Schaden as a side piece on the scholarly Munich in 1834. JG Fleischmann, Munich 1836, p. 9.
• Heinrich Pallmann: Altmann, Karl . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 1 : Aa – Antonio de Miraguel . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1907, p. 354 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• Michael Heyder: Altmann, Karl . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 2, Seemann, Leipzig 1986, ISBN 3-363-00115-0 , p. 711.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Jacob Simon: A Jewish life in Thuringia. Memories of life until 1930. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne / Weimar 2009, ISBN 978-3-412-20382-5 , pp. 15-16.
2. ^ Deceased in Munich. In: The Bavarian People's Friend. No. 76, Munich, April 6, 1842.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Nekrolog. Karl Altmann. Allgemeine Zeitung des Judentums , January 29, 1861. See under On the death of the artist Karl Altmann (born 1802 in Feuchtwangen, died 1861 in Munich) on the website of Alemannia Judaica ; There the year of birth is given as 1802.
4. ^ Members. In: Annual report on the existence and activities of the art association in Munich, for the year 1825. Leutner, Munich 1825, p. 7.
5. ^ Private notices. In: Royal Bavarian Intelligence Gazette for the Rezat District , No. 33, April 25, 1832.
6. ↑ Altmann, Karl. In: Address book of the royal capital and residence city of Munich. With the most gracious royal privilege. A. Weber, Munich 1835.
7. ↑ Altmann, Karl. In: Address book for Munich. M. Siebert, 1845, p. 2.

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