Theodor Verhas
Theodor Anton Joseph Maria Verhas (born August 31, 1811 in Schwetzingen , † November 1, 1872 in Heidelberg ) was a German draftsman and painter of the Romantic period .
Life
Born as the son of a grand ducal domain administrator, Verhas attended lectures at Heidelberg University for a short time from 1827 before he decided to pursue painting. Following the Romantics and under the influence of the Heidelberg painters Fohr, Rottmann, and the Fries brothers, he turned to landscape painting .
After Verhas had taken lessons from the landscape painter Ernst Fries in Karlsruhe , he attended the Academy in Munich, where he chose Heinrich Heinlein as his model. The first attention was paid to a forest landscape exhibited in 1835, painted in a naturalistic way.
After completing his training, Verhas moved to Heidelberg, where he initially received orders for watercolors and drawings for copperplate engravings , illustrations and album leaves . When he returned to Munich, he created numerous smaller oil paintings that were acquired by art associations and private individuals. In 1856 Verhas returned to Heidelberg with his wife Mina (née Lutz). There he developed a busy artistic activity and gave lessons. In addition to his many oil paintings and watercolors, his many pencil drawings with Heidelberg motifs, which were very popular with tourists, date from this and the following period.
In 1863, Verhas stayed in Wertheim on behalf of the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim . There he made numerous drawings and watercolors for a portfolio, which, however, was never finished.
His grave in the Heidelberg Bergfriedhof consists of a small, natural stone corpus made of white marble, which is crowned with a cross.
In addition to many sketches and drawings, Verhas' estate also included around 400 oil paintings; he has also worked on works of opinion.
Exhibitions
- 1993: Theodor Verhas 1811 - 1872. Vedutas and landscapes , Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg , Heidelberg
- 2010: Theodor Verhas in Wertheim , Schlösschen in Hofgarten Wertheim , Grafschaftsmuseum Wertheim
literature
- Sneezer: Verhas, Theodor . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, p. 621 f.
- Jens Christian Jensen: watercolors and drawings of the German romanticism . DuMont Buchverlag, Cologne 1992, p. 187, ISBN 3-7701-0976-7
- Exhibition catalog: Theodor Verhas 1811 - 1872. Vedute and landscapes , Ed. Baus, Heidelberg 1993 ISBN 3-89466-077-5
Web links
- Literature by and about Theodor Verhas in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ L. Ruuskanen: The Heidelberg Bergfriedhof through the ages , Verlag Regionalkultur, 2008, p. 93
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Verhas, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Verhas, Theodor Anton Joseph Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German draftsman and painter of the Romantic period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwetzingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1872 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |