Wilhelm Stumpf

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Wilhelm Stumpf (1873–1926)

Wilhelm Ludwig Ferdinand Stumpf (born March 30, 1873 in Weimar ; † August 27, 1926 in Oberstaufen ) was a German illustrator , landscape and portrait painter .

Life

The son of the businessman Gustav Stumpf (1842–1914) and his wife Louise, née Comitti (1848–1914), attended the Royal High School in Leipzig from 1884 to 1889 . The art academies of Leipzig and Munich he settled for landscape and portrait painter train. In Munich he was a student of Gabriel von Hackl , Karl Raupp , Paul Hoecker and Heinrich von Zügel from 1896 . His style of painting was therefore strongly influenced by impressionism . From 1898 to 1899 he attended the Burghausen painters' academy together with Paul Klee .

Since 1904 he was married to the painter Gertrud Salge (1877–1949) from Magdeburg . He lived with her first in Dorfen near Wolfratshausen and from 1908 to 1910 in Regenstauf .

From 1900 to 1922 he was regularly represented with pictures at exhibitions in the Munich Glass Palace . In 1903 he took part in the great art exhibition in Dresden , in 1904 and 1906 in the exhibitions of the Kunstverein Bremen . In 1922 he received the silver medal for a decorative design at the Leipzig art exhibition. In addition to landscape paintings, still lifes and portraits, he also created woodcuts and etchings as well as numerous illustrations for books.

During the First World War he served as a war correspondent and draftsman during the French campaign in the Vosges . For the sensitive artist, the experiences at the front not only resulted in physical but also mental impairments. After the war, Stumpf and his wife therefore moved to the Allgäu , which he particularly loved in terms of landscape , initially briefly to Pfronten- Berg and on July 27, 1919 to Oberstaufen, where he lived in the Old Castle (today: Schlossbergklinik) and hoped to gain new strength . However, the inflationary period , in which Stumpf lost his fortune and was in little demand as an artist, plunged him into a deep existential crisis, which is why he finally committed suicide in an act of desperation.

He found his final resting place in the New Cemetery in Weimar.

Today, Wilhelm Stumpf's works are traded internationally at art auctions . “Among the painters who lived in the Allgäu, Wilhelm Stumpf is, if less well known, one of the most interesting. His reliable painting quality, his dignified choice of colors and his balanced picture compositions are consistently convincing. "

From September 20 to October 4, 2009, the Oberstaufen artist group organized a memorial exhibition in the Färberhaus, at which 30 works by the artist were shown. In addition, an accompanying catalog was published which for the first time comprehensively honors the life and work of Wilhelm Stumpf.

Memberships

Exhibitions

  • 1981: Wilhelm Stumpf memorial exhibition in Oberstaufen, organized by the Remise gallery. Bad Nauheim
  • 1990: Anniversary event in the Art and Congress Hall in Gießen and in the Remise Gallery , Bad Nauheim, August to September 1990
  • 2009: Wilhelm Stumpf 1873–1926, commemorative exhibition as part of the work show of the Oberstaufen artists' group, Färberhaus Oberstaufen, September 19 to October 4, 2009

Works (selection)

  • At Café Felsche , 1903

  • Birch trees in autumn , 1905

  • May Day Oberstaufen , 1922

  • Illustration for ETA Hoffmann : Die Brautwahl , 1920

painting
  • 1892: rocky coast with surf. Watercolor and chalk on cardboard, 40.5 x51 cm
  • 1896: Old village street. Oil on cardboard, 70 × 46.5 cm
  • 1898: mountain landscape
  • 1898: Burghausen
  • 1899: Autumn storms over Burghausen. Oil on canvas, 180 × 120 cm
  • 1905: Birch trees in autumn. Oil on canvas, 71 × 65 cm
  • 1907: meadow landscape. Oil on canvas, 80 × 90.5 cm
  • 1908: Still life with birds. Oil on canvas, 80 × 90 cm
  • 1911: farm in winter. Oil on canvas, 51 × 65 cm
  • 1912: Lake landscape in winter. Oil on canvas, 50 × 50 cm
  • 1922: Winter day in the Allgäu
  • 1924: Hay barn in the Allgäu winter landscape
  • Still life. Oil on canvas, 110 × 100 cm
  • Mountain landscape with pink clouds. Oil on canvas
  • A bouquet of flowers lies on a wooden bench. Oil on canvas, 80.5 × 60.5 cm
  • Early spring in the mountains. Oil on canvas, 78 × 88 cm
  • End of winter in Kitzbühel. Oil on canvas, 63.5 × 74.5 cm
  • High ridge. Oil on panel, 55 × 71 cm
  • Nagelfluhkette
  • Allgäu pre-alpine landscape
  • Two cowherds at the Staufen
  • Way in Oberstaufen
  • Forest meadow. (Oberstaufen town hall)
  • Winter landscape. (Oberstaufen town hall)
  • Still life with flowers. (Schlossbergklinik Oberstaufen)
drawings
  • 1893: Arcadian landscape. Aquatinata drawing on cardboard, 31 × 36 cm
  • 1900: Portrait of the mother. Pencil, chalk, charcoal on cardboard, 17.5 × 14.5 cm
  • 1900: portrait of the father. Pencil, chalk, charcoal on cardboard, 17.5 × 14.5 cm
  • 1902: portrait of the brother Dr. med. Franz Stumpf. Chalk on cardboard, 26 × 34 cm
  • The tinker. Pen and ink drawing on cardboard, 32 × 40.5 cm
Illustrations
Book cover for Karl August Musäus : Fairy tales by Rübezahl , with pictures by Wilhelm Stumpf, Nuremberg 1914
  • Gottfried August Bürger: Münchhausen's wonderful journeys and adventures. Illustrations by Wilhelm Stumpf. Fischer and Franke, Berlin 1902 (Jungbrunnen, 33).
  • Rudolf Erich Raspe: Baron Munchausen's narrative of his marvelous travels and campaigns in Russia. Illustrations by Wilhelm Stumpf. Fischer and Franke, Berlin 1902 (Jungbrunnen, 37).
  • Max Geissler: The book from Frau Holle. With text illustrations by Franz Stassen and four original lithographs by Wilhelm Stumpf. Fischer and Franke, Düsseldorf 1903.
  • Julius R. Haarhaus: Leipzig walks. Pictures and sketches. With 12 vignettes by Franz Bender and 1 collotype picture by Wilhelm Stumpf. From Schalscha-Ehrenfeld, Leipzig 1903.
  • Ekkehard. Ten drawings for Victor v. Scheffel's Ekkehard. Fischer and Franke, Leipzig 1903 (Teuerdank. Journeys and dreams of German painters, 29).
  • From the big city. A picture book for young school children. Published by the Leipzig Teachers' Association, Klinkhardt, Leipzig 1908.
  • Forest spirits. Fischer and Franke, Berlin 1910 (Teuerdank. Journeys and dreams of German painters, 16).
  • Svend Grundtvig, Ad. Strodtmann: folk tales of the Danes. With drawings by Wilhelm Stumpf. Holbein, Munich 1911.
  • Johann Karl August Musäus: fairy tales by Rübezahl. Visited for the young by Hans Heller, pictures by Wilhelm Stumpf. Niester, Nuremberg 1914 (Nuremberg youth books).
  • Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann: The most beautiful stories. With pictures by Wilhelm Stumpf. Holbein, Munich 1919.
  • Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann: Musical novels. With pictures by Wilhelm Stumpf. Holbein, Munich 1920.
  • Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann: The adventures on New Year's Eve. with pictures by Wilhelm Stumpf, Holbein, Munich 1920.
  • Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann: The bride choice. With pictures by Wilhelm Stumpf. Holbein, Munich 1920.
  • Else Franke: Alpine fairy tales. With pictures by Wilhelm Stumpf. Benjamin Harz, Berlin, Vienna 1924.

literature

  • Stump, Wilhelm . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 32 : Stephens – Theodotos . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1938, p. 247 (deviating year of death 1928).
  • Ingrid Huober, Monika Gauss, Anne Marie Mörler: Wilhelm Stumpf 1873-1926. Memorial exhibition in the Färberhaus Oberstaufen 2009. Published by the artist group Oberstaufen, Oberstaufen 2009.
  • Gunther le Maire: A Weimar man hopes for a cure in the Allgäu. Art history (s) 49: Wilhelm Stumpf. In: Allgäuer advertising paper. Oberallgäu Culture, No. 70 of March 24, 2007. (online)
  • Rosemarie Schwesinger: The tragic end of a person seeking healing. In: Allgäuer advertising paper. Oberallgäu Culture, No. 219 of September 23, 2009. (online)

Web links

Commons : Wilhelm Stumpf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ König Albert-Gymnasium (Royal High School until 1900) in Leipzig: Student album 1880-1904 / 05. Friedrich Grober, Leipzig 1905.
  2. ↑ Gunther le Maire: A Weimarer hopes for a cure in the Allgäu. In: Allgäuer-Werbungblatt : Oberallgäu-Kultur, No. 70 of March 24, 2007.
personal data
SURNAME Stump, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stumpf, Wilhelm Ludwig Ferdinand (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, graphic artist, illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Weimar
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1926
Place of death Oberstaufen