Theodor Kuchel
Theodor Kuchel (born June 2, 1819 in Altona , † September 26, 1885 ibid) was a German landscape and portrait painter , father of Max Kuchel and uncle of Friedrich Kallmorgen .
Life
After an apprenticeship as a painter, which he began in 1835, he learned to draw portraits in Braunschweig. He then settled in Altona as a portrait painter and drawing teacher .
Kuchel went on study trips to Tyrol and Switzerland . In addition to portraits, he painted and drew landscapes, mostly in Holstein Switzerland . Johann Baptist Obernetter published a series of graphics with Theodor Kuchel's views of Schleswig-Holstein in Altona in 1871/1872.
He was active as a drawing teacher, among his students were the princesses of Schleswig-Holstein, the Empress Auguste Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and her sisters.
He was also the first drawing teacher to his son Max and his nephew Friedrich Kallmorgen.
The Kuchelweg in Hamburg-Othmarschen was named after him and his son Max in 1951 .
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1912: Exhibition of works of art from Altona private property and the Altona artists' association , Donner Castle in Donners Park , Altona.
- 1993: Solo exhibition, Hamburger Landesbank
literature
- Kuchel, Theodor . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 22 : Krügner – Leitch . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1928, p. 40 .
- Kuchel, Theodor . In: Berend Harke Feddersen: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Künstler-Lexikon with the collaboration of Lilianne Grams and Frauke Gloyer, Nordfriisk Instituut , Bredstedt 1984, ISBN 3-88007-124-1 , p. 104.
- Kay Rump: Kuchel, Theodor . In: The new rump. Lexicon of visual artists from Hamburg, Altona and the surrounding area . Ed .: Rump family. Revised new edition of Ernst Rump's dictionary . Supplemented and revised by Maike Bruhns , Wachholtz, Neumünster 2013, ISBN 978-3-529-02792-5 , p. 254.
Web links
- Theodor Kuchel in the German biography
- AuctionZip biography
- Altonaer Museum biography
- Schleswig-Holstein State Library
- Kuchelweg (PDF)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rita Bake : A Memory of the City. Streets, squares and bridges named after women and men . Volume 3. As of December 2017, p. 795; uni-hamburg.de (PDF)
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SURNAME | Kuchel, Theodor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German landscape painter and portrait painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1819 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Altona |
DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 1885 |
Place of death | Altona |