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Jakob Becker - Kneeling, praying farmer

Kneeling, praying farmer

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
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Jakob Becker

Jakob Becker was a German artist noted mainly for his genre paintings of peasants.

He was born in Dittelsheim at Worms, and began his studies with Franz Nikolaus Jung in Worms. When he was 17 years old he started to work as a lithographer. His first important work was a panorama over the Rhine from Mainz to Cologne. Between 1833 and 1841 Becker studied at the Academy of Art in Düsseldorf; his professors were Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Wilhelm von Schadow. In 1842 he became professor of genre painting and landscape painting at the Städel in Frankfurt.

Becker is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. He broke with the lofty attitude of much Biblical historical painting in the Städel creating his profane scenes. As the first professor of landscape and genre painting, he sought his subjects in the countryside and was especially interested in the social problems of the peasantry. He used much realistic detail and emotional gesture.

He was also open to French influences. In 1858 he offered to share his studio with Gustave Courbet and – despite having to endure some rudeness from the French artist – Becker accepted some of his stylistic influences.

Becker taught successfully at the academy for thirty years. Some of his pupils were to form the Kronberg Painters' Colony one generation later.

One of his best-known works was Praying Peasant Family.

Becker died in Frankfurt am Main on 22 December 1872.

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Studienblatt; Kniende weibliche Gewandfigur, zwei Frauen im Gespräch

Studienblatt; Kniende weibliche Gewandfigur, zwei Frauen im Gespräch

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Shaving horse

Shaving horse

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Kleines Kind mit weißem Häubchen.

Kleines Kind mit weißem Häubchen.

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Village surrounded by mountains

Village surrounded by mountains

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Dawn on the fields

Dawn on the fields

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Waldbach

Waldbach

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Bauernjunge mit Garbe unterm Arm

Bauernjunge mit Garbe unterm Arm

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Study sheet; Boy’s head

Study sheet; Boy’s head

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Zur Strecke gebrachter Steinbock

Zur Strecke gebrachter Steinbock

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Weitgehend kahler Baum in starker Untersicht

Weitgehend kahler Baum in starker Untersicht

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Singender Junge mit geschulterter Fahne

Singender Junge mit geschulterter Fahne

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Hat, shoes and spindle

Hat, shoes and spindle

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Alter Bauer mit kleinem Mädchen

Alter Bauer mit kleinem Mädchen

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
City gate

City gate

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
Farm girl

Farm girl

Jakob Becker (German, 1810 – 1872)
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