Oskar Wisnieski

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Oskar Wisnieski (also Wisniewsky, Polish Wiśniewski , born December 3, 1819 in Berlin , † August 10, 1891 ibid) was a German painter and engraver and engraver.

Oskar Wisnieski received his first lessons in drawing and etching from his father. He then studied from 1834 to 1837 at the Royal Prussian Academy of the Arts . He also learned autodidactically based on the model of Adolf von Menzel (graphics), as well as Antoine Watteau and Nicolas Lancret (painting). Wisnieski visited northern and southern Germany on study trips. From 1884 to 1891 he was a member of the Prussian Academy of the Arts.

Wisnieski illustrated numerous books with his steel and copper engravings, including a .:

  • Fairy tale bouquet: a collection of beautiful fairy tales, sagas and swans by Julie Hirschmann - 3 issues between 1876 and 1886
  • For the German house: Blüthenlese from the Bible and the exemplary Greek and Roman writers, as the basis of our popular and learned education by Daniel Sanders - 1 edition 1886
  • Friedrich the Great and his court by L. Mühlbach - 1 edition 1864

Wisniewski's illustrations appeared in the “Gartenlaube” . He also took part in the 1906 Centenary Exhibition. A posthumous exhibition of the works of Oskar Wisnieski took place in the Royal National Gallery from December 4, 1891 to January 14, 1892.

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SURNAME Wisnieski, Oskar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wisniewsky, Oskar; Wiśniewski, Oskar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painters as well as steel engravers and copper engravers
DATE OF BIRTH December 3, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH August 10, 1891
Place of death Berlin