Karl Hess (painter)

Portrait of a priest (Karl Hess, 1820–1830)

Karl (von) Hess (* 1801 in Düsseldorf ; † November 10 or 16, 1874 in Bad Reichenhall ) was a German painter.

Karl Hess, painter, brother of Heinrich Maria von Hess and Peter von Hess , received his art education in Munich since 1806 and, according to his father's wish, was to devote himself to the art of engraving and etching. But he soon gave in to his passion for painting. His role models were primarily Max Josef Wagenbauer and his brother Peter. His descriptions of mountain life are distinguished by their poetic conception, truth and excellent characteristics.

literature

Hyacinth Holland : Hess, Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 298.
Karl Hess . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 16 : Hansen – Heubach . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1923, p. 575 .
Horst Ludwig: Munich painter in the 19th century . tape 2 : Gebhardt – Küstner . Bruckmann, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7654-1802-1 .
Johann Michael von Soeltl : The fine arts in Munich . Lentner, Munich 1842, p. 271-272 ( books.google.de ).

Individual evidence

↑ Karl Hess . In: Wigand's Conversations Lexicon for all stands . tape 6 : Greece Instruction . Wigand, Leipzig 1848, p. 612-613 ( books.google.de ).

personal data
SURNAME	Hess, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hess, Karl; Hess, Karl von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter
DATE OF BIRTH	1801
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH	November 10, 1874 or November 16, 1874
Place of death	Bad Reichenhall

[1] Karl Hess . In: Wigand's Conversations Lexicon for all stands . tape 6 : Greece Instruction . Wigand, Leipzig 1848, p. 612-613 ( books.google.de ).