Philipp Schmitz (painter)
Philipp Schmitz , nicknamed Kirmesschmitz (* 1824 in Düsseldorf ; † May 1887 there ), was a German portrait and genre painter from the Düsseldorf School .
Life
Schmitz studied from 1841 to 1846 at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . There was Karl Ferdinand Sohn his teacher. In 1848 he was one of the founders of the Düsseldorf artists' association Malkasten . He claimed to be the inventor of the club name. Schmitz was regarded by his contemporaries as a good-natured character with a cheerful disposition and romantic cosiness. He gained a certain popularity as a portrait painter of the Düsseldorf bourgeoisie and in the Bergisches Land , where he painted merchants and manufacturers. Seascapes, which he based on Andreas Achenbach's design, earned the painter, who often stayed in Solingen , the nickname “Solinger Achenbach”.
Schmitz 'sister Antonetta Josepha married Friedrich Arnz (* 1826) in 1851, the brother of the painters Albert and Otto Arnz .
Works (selection)
- Portrait of the notary Viktor Müller , 1852
- Sibling couple at prayer , 1863
- Half-length portrait of a monk , around 1880
- The ticket seller
- Portrait of an oriental
- The little poacher
literature
- Schmitz, Philipp . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936, p. 177 .
Web links
- Artist index : Schmitz, Philipp in the portal zeller.de
- Schmitz, Philipp , website in the stiftung-volmer.de portal
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wilhelm Rosenbaum: "Malkasten": 125 years ago the Solingen founder died . Article in the portal solinger-tageblatt.de , accessed on October 24, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmitz, Philipp |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirmesschmitz (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait and genre painter from the Düsseldorf School |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1887 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |