Paul Poetzsch

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In his studio
"Mieders in Tirol", 1890
Still life 1936

Paul Rudolf Heinrich Poetzsch (* 8. November 1858 in Dresden , † 24. February 1936 ibid ) was a German painter and draftsman. From 1915 to 1918 he was the Royal Councilor of Saxony .

Life

Paul Poetzsch was born as the ninth child of Rittmeister Gottfried Heinrich Poetzsch and Gisela Amalie Wilhelmine, nee. Leykamm was born in Dresden and initially had a carefree childhood, which was overshadowed by the early death of his mother in 1866 and one of his sisters in 1868. From 1877 to 1884 he studied at the Dresden Art Academy with Leon Pohle and from 1885 to 1886 he was a master student of Ferdinand Pauwels . During his training he received all the medals attainable at the academy and took part in public exhibitions. In 1884 he was one of the bearers of Ludwig Richter's coffin .

His painting “The Danaids” received the Prix ​​de Rome in 1886 ; The associated scholarship of 2,400 marks annually enabled him to go on a study trip to Italy from 1887 to 1889, which took him to Venice , Milan , Rome , Naples and Torre del Greco . After he had to refuse a teaching post after his return due to a nervous stomach ailment, he opened a painting school in 1890 and worked as a freelance artist.

In 1889 he won a competition to design the auditorium of the council school in Dresden-Altstadt . In 1892 he married Frederike Sandvoss, with whom he had four children. In 1915 he received from the Saxon King Friedrich August III. the title of "Royal Councilor" and was a member of the Dresden Artists 'Cooperative and the General German Artists' Cooperative . He remained artistically active in Dresden until the end of his life. On the occasion of his 75th birthday, a representative exhibition of his works took place in Dresden in 1933.

In his honor, his house on Zeunerstraße in Dresden-Räcknitz is now called "Paul-Poetzsch-Haus", where his estate is kept.

art

Poetzsch painted portraits , interiors , genre scenes, urban and village views and again and again landscapes . In order to earn money, he also made copies of old masters , which impress with their faithful reproduction of the original. From today's perspective, his mostly small-format oil sketches stand out, applied lightly to cardboard, wood or canvas. He used various techniques for his pictures, from pastel , watercolor and oil painting to wall painting and painted miniature small formats as well as large-scale wall paintings.

Works (selection)

  • Rain in Naples 1888 Galerie Neue Meister , Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
  • Mieders im Stubaital 1890, oil on cardboard
  • On the Elbe 1891, oil on panel
  • Kaitzbachtal between Mockritz and Kaitz around 1895, oil on cardboard
  • Mother with child in the kitchen while peeling apples 1901, oil on canvas
  • Fishermen mending nets 1906, oil on canvas
  • House in the dunes - Ostseebad Nest 1906/07, oil on cardboard
  • Besigheim, in the foreground the Neckar 1910, oil on cardboard
  • Mythological scene 1919, oil on canvas
  • Summer day in the village 1919, oil on canvas
  • Still life 1936
  • Bouquet of flowers (undated) Galerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
  • Serious dialogue, oil painting, Chemnitz art collections
  • The fence, oil on cardboard
  • Landscape, oil on cardboard
  • Summer day by the stream, oil on canvas
  • Boats on the banks of the Baltic resort of Nest, oil on cardboard
  • Farmer sharpening his scythe on his house, oil on canvas
  • The wine offering, oil on canvas
  • Rural idyll, oil on panel
  • Village landscape with geese by the stream, oil on cardboard
  • Mountain village with figures, oil on cardboard

Honors

Exhibitions

  • Exhibition Lauenstein Castle
  • Exhibition Community Center Waldschänke Hellerau

literature

  • 19th century images of Italy; Sandstone publishing house

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dr. Lutz Käubler: The Dresden painter Paul Poetzsch . Ed .: Dresden District Journal. South slope, no. 11 . Dresden 2008.
  2. ^ Pension Käubler in the Paul Poetzsch House Dresden - Paul Poetzsch. Retrieved October 4, 2019 .
  3. ↑ SKD | Online Collection: Rain in Naples. Retrieved October 4, 2019 .
  4. ↑ SKD | Online Collection: Bouquet of Flowers. Retrieved October 4, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Special exhibitions | Lauenstein Castle. Retrieved October 4, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Events. Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
  7. ↑ catalog. Retrieved October 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Poetzsch, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poetzsch, Paul Rudolf Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1936
Place of death Dresden