Wilhelm Altheim
Wilhelm Altheim (born August 2, 1871 in Groß-Gerau , † December 25, 1914 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German painter and etcher of the 19th and 20th centuries in Hesse.
life and work
The painter Wilhelm Altheim was the younger brother of Georg Altheim . Altheim was a student of JH Hasselhorst from 1886 to 1890 and from 1890 to 1894 with Frank Kirchbach at the Städelsche Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main . Altheim was initially based in Eschersheim near Frankfurt and from 1895 in Frankfurt.
This was followed by study visits:
- 1894 in Paris.
- 1904/05 among others in Italy.
- 1907 in Holland.
- 1909 in the south of France.
From 1912, Altheim was resident in Frankfurt again.
Altheim was a member of the "Free Association of Darmstadt Artists" and the "Association of Art Friends in the Countries on the Rhine". He received an honorary salary from the latter association at times.
Influenced by Pidoll , Altheim painted with a monumental tendency nature and people from his immediate surroundings and closer homeland, especially landscapes far away, portraits, historical and religious motifs, and farmer and soldier scenes (drawings, watercolors, oil paintings, tempera and mixed media) . After 1900, inspired by B. Mannfeld, he also worked as an etcher (e.g. The Shepherds of Bethlehem , etching from 1912 in the Karl August Reiser collection, Bonn). His 35 plates (mainly made after 1908) are monogrammed WA, others AA. His drawings are still highly valued by collectors in the Rhine-Main area.
Museum and exhibitions (selection)
- Frankfurt, Städelsches Kunstinstitut: After hard work (1898) and Das Vesperbrot (1900).
- Darmstadt, Hessisches Landesmuseum: South French farmer in a landscape .
- Frankfurt, Städelsches Kunstinstitut: Antonie , student head of a young girl from 1890; Model study of a sleeping girl, around 1890; The death of Prince Louis Ferdinand. around 1892; Corner of a castle courtyard with portal from 1893; The Courier of 1894; Factory from 1895; Servant on a farm ( after hard work ) from 1898; Saint with Bear ( Saint Korbinian ) from 1907.
- Groß-Gerau, Altheim Museum: Drawings.
- Wiesbaden, Museum: Stable stairs.
- Cologne, special exhibition as part of the German Art Exhibition, 1906.
- Frankfurt, Kunstverein, 1915.
- Groß-Gerau, Neues Stadthaus: Memorial Exhibition, Georg and Wilhelm Altheim, 1957.
- Groß-Gerau, Historic Town Hall: Georg and Wilhelm Altheim, 1971.
- Frankfurt am Main, Sparkasse (Polytechnic Society), 1979.
- Darmstadt: 200 years of Darmstadt art (catalog), 1930.
- Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt paintings of the 19th century (catalog), 1966.
- Bonn, Rheinisches Landesmuseum: German graphics of the last 100 years (catalog).
literature
- Rudolf Schrey: Altheim, Wilhelm . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 1 : Aa – Antonio de Miraguel . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1907, p. 351 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- General artist lexicon . Volume 2, Saur, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-598-22742-6 , p. 693 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Altheim, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gross-Gerau |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1914 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |