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Carl Spitzweg - The Bookworm

The Bookworm (circa 1851)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
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Carl Spitzweg

Carl Spitzweg was a German romanticist painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era.

Spitzweg was born in Unterpfaffenhofen, near Munich, Bavaria, the second of three sons of Franziska (née Schmutzer) and Simon Spitzweg. His father, a wealthy merchant, had Carl trained as a pharmacist. He attained his qualification from the University of Munich but, while recovering from an illness, he took up painting.

Spitzweg was self-taught as an artist, starting out by copying the works of Flemish masters. He contributed his first work to satiric magazines. Upon receiving an inheritance in 1833, he was able to dedicate himself to painting.

Later, Spitzweg visited European art centers in Prague, Venice, Paris, London, and Belgium studying the works of various artists and refining his technique and style. His later paintings and drawings are often humorous genre works. Many of his paintings depict sharply characterized eccentrics, for example The Bookworm (1850) and The Hypochondriac (c. 1865, in the Neue Pinakothek, Munich).

His paintings inspired the musical comedy Das kleine Hofkonzert by Edmund Nick.

Spitzweg is buried in the Alter Südfriedhof in Munich.

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The Widower

The Widower (1844)

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Der Alchimist (Chemicus)

Der Alchimist (Chemicus) (ca 1840)

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Die Scharwache

Die Scharwache (1875-1880)

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Einsiedler mit Mädchen

Einsiedler mit Mädchen (1870)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Spanisches Ständchen

Spanisches Ständchen (Um 1856)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
The alchemist

The alchemist (circa 1837)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Flachlandschaft Mit Vogelscheuche

Flachlandschaft Mit Vogelscheuche

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Landscape with two trees

Landscape with two trees

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Flying Kites

Flying Kites (1880)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Talschlucht mit Sennerin

Talschlucht mit Sennerin (1875)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Strickende Wacht (Der Kanonier)

Strickende Wacht (Der Kanonier) (1848)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Der Angler am Waldbach

Der Angler am Waldbach (1844)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Im Walde (In The Forest)

Im Walde (In The Forest)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Der arme Poet

Der arme Poet (Ca. 1836)

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
Hermit mending his nets

Hermit mending his nets

Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1880)
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