Theodor Weber (painter)

Theodor Alexander Weber (born May 11, 1838 in Leipzig , † March 1907 in Paris ) was a German painter .

Theodor Weber, 1865. Graphic by Ludwig Löffler .

In 1853, at the age of 15, Weber became a student of the marine painter Wilhelm Krause in Berlin . Through his recommendation Weber was accepted as a student by Eugène Isabey in Paris two years later . On the occasion of the major exhibition of the Paris Salon in 1861 Weber made his debut with his works City View and Shipwreck .

When the Franco-Prussian War broke out in 1870 , Weber anticipated his internment as an undesirable German and went into exile in London . From 1874 Weber lived and worked in Brussels , and in the summer of 1883 he settled back in Paris as a freelance artist.

In contrast to sketchy realism , Weber placed the main emphasis in all of his artistic work on solid painting style and correct drawing.

Works (selection)

Port entrance in a storm

Porta nigra in Trier. Drawn by Theodor Weber. Xylography by A. Cloß.

The low tide in Ostend
The Belgian mail ship between Ostend and Dover
The exit of the fishermen in Ostend
The arrival of the French mail steamer at Dover
In the port of Vlissingen
Shipwreck in Douarnenez Bay
View from Tréport
Shipwreck near Dieppe
The castle of Heil. Elizabeth of Jersey
The last wave
The banks of the Seine at Bougival
The rocks of Leide in the bosom of Douarnenez
Shrimp fishermen on the coast of Brittany near Roscoff
Herring fishing in the canal
Shipwreck of the English brig Euphemia near Tréport (in the Avignon Museum)
The lifeboat
The coast of Blankenberghe
The entrance to the port of Blankenberghe

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personal data
SURNAME	Weber, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Weber, Théodore-Alexandre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 11, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH	March 1907
Place of death	Paris