Adolf Friedrich Wilhelm Wachenhusen (27 May 1859 – 2 May 1925) was a German landscape artist, draftsman and etcher. The focus of his work was on the countryside of his home region, Mecklenburg.
At the urging of his father, a Schwerin ministerial secretary, Wachenhusen went after attending high school in Schwerin in 1880 to study architecture at the Polytechnikum Karlsruhe. He moved in 1881 to the Academy in Karlsruhe, to study painting. After the change in 1884 to the Grand Ducal Saxon School of Arts of Weimar, he continued to study under the landscape painter Theodor Hagen. In 1889 he moved to Berlin, attended the Academy of Fine Arts and painted a year with Eugen Bracht. Then he worked as head of a drawing and painting school in Berlin.[1] Since 1889 he was also a member of the Association of Berlin Artists. In 1892 to 1895 Wachenhusen had several stays in Ahrenshoop on the Baltic Sea. Here together with Paul Müller-Kaempff he ran the painting school of St Lukas during the summer months. Müller-Kaempff lived here since 1892. Study trips led Wachenhusen 1892 to northern Italy and in 1894 to Holland, where he was in Volendam and the artists' colony Katwijk.
On March 1, 1897, Wachenhusen married the Dresden opera singer Eva Baroness von Gillern. In the same year Wachenhusen built his house to his own plans on "Schifferberg 10" in Ahrenshoop. As well as Müller-Kaempff, fellow artists Anna Gerresheim, Elisabeth von Eicken and de:Fritz Grebe had already settled here before him. It was soon the Ahrenshoop artists' colony, whose founders also include Wachenhusen. He counted with the painters Theobald Schorn and Paul Müller-Kaempff among the founders of Ahrenshooper Kunstkaten (art cottage) which opened 1909. In the meantime Wachenhusen had from about 1903 a residence in Hamburg, where he also led a painting school.[2] After the death of his wife in 1910 he married in 1912 his second wife, the 20 years younger Lucie Schindowski, a former painting student.[3] In 1909 he was appointed professor by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg.
Wachenhusen left Ahrenshoop with the end of World War I in 1918. His house and that next to it, the "Dünenhaus" (dune house), where he have had his own sommer painting school, were sold in 1920. He lived now mostly in his home in Schwerin-Görries. After his death in 1925 the urn funeral took place on the "Schifferfriedhof" (skipper-graveyard) of Ahrenshoop. In 1926 a Memorial exhibition take place in the Mecklenburg State Museum Schwerin.
The works of Wachenhusen are applied in the painting manner of Impressionism. They included next to the mainly landscapes also forest and animal motifs, which is certainly due to his passion for hunting. Wachenhusen was, in addition to the membership of the Association of Berlin Artists, member of the General German Arts Cooperative, the Association of German Illustrators, in the Association for Original Etching in Berlin, the Hamburger Kunstverein von 1817 (Art Association), the Hamburger Künstlerverein von 1832 (Artist Association) and the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archaeology. He was an honorary member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[4]
Works (selection)edit
Wachenhusen was regularly represented with his works between 1884 and 1914 at the well known exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin,[5] and the "Great Art Exhibition Berlin".[6][7] He also shows his landscapes at the Mecklenburg Art Exhibition in 1911 and in the Munich Glass Palace (1891).[8] He had his first solo exhibition in 1902 at the Hamburger Kunstverein von 1817.
Mond über dem Bodden (Moon over the lagoon)
Hof im Mecklenburgischen (Farm in Mecklenburg)
Steilküste bei Ahrenshoop (Steep coast near Ahrenshoop)
Paar am Hafen von Volendam (around 1894) (Couple at the harbor of Volendam)
Mappenwerke: Verlag Kähler Hamburg, 1902: Malerisches aus Hamburg, Aus Lübeck und Umgebung, Von Cuxhaven nach Helgoland (3 Folders with Lithographs from Northern Germany)[9]
Further readingedit
Friedrich von Boetticher (1898). Malerwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts, Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte (in German). Vol. 2. Dresden. p. 956ff.
Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker at all (1940). Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Vol. 34. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig. p. 4.
Friedrich Schulz (2001). Ahrenshoop. Künstlerlexikon (in German). Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude. p. 179ff. ISBN3-88132-292-2.
Ruth Negendanck (2001). Künstlerkolonie Ahrenshoop (in German). Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude. p. 39ff. ISBN3-88132-294-9.
Wolf Karge (2014). Friedrich Wachenhusen - Maler in Ahrenshoop und Schwerin (in German). edition fischerhuder Kunstbuch, Fischerhude. ISBN978-3-88132-391-8.
Grewolls, Grete (2011). Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern. Das Personenlexikon (in German). Rostock: Hinstorff Verlag. pp. 10447f. ISBN978-3-356-01301-6.
Referencesedit
^Berliner Adressbuch (address book), Part I, p. 1370 – Wachenhusen, Fritz, Landschaftsmaler, Berlin W, Wichmannstr. 8a IV. ZLB Berlin. 1891.
^Hamburger Adressbuch (address book), Part II, p. 651 – Wachenhusen, Fritz, Landschaftsmaler; kl. Johannisstr. 9; Wohn.: Isestraße 143. SUB Hamburg. 1904.
^Friedrich Schulz (2001). Ahrenshoop. Künstlerlexikon (in German). Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude. p. 181. ISBN3-88132-292-2.
^ abGrewolls, Grete (2011). Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern. Das Personenlexikon (in German). Rostock: Hinstorff Verlag. pp. 10447f. ISBN978-3-356-01301-6.
^Verzeichniss der Werke lebender Künstler auf der Ausstellung der Königlichen Akademie der Künste zu Berlin (in German). Akademie der Künste, Berlin.
^ (in German). GBK, today: Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund (Joint Library Network). Archived from the original on 2014-10-22.
^Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung, Kataloge (in German). GBK, today: Heidelberg University.
^Katalog der Kunstausstellung im Münchner Glaspalast 1891 (in German). Ausstellungskommitee, today: Bavarian State Library (Online).
^Ruth Negendanck (2001). Künstlerkolonie Ahrenshoop (in German). Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude. p. 44. ISBN3-88132-294-9.
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Adolf Friedrich Wilhelm Wachenhusen 27 May 1859 2 May 1925 was a German landscape artist draftsman and etcher The focus of his work was on the countryside of his home region Mecklenburg Friedrich WachenhusenAuf dem DarssBorn 1859 05 27 27 May 1859Schwerin Mecklenburg GermanyDied2 May 1925 1925 05 02 aged 65 Schwerin Mecklenburg GermanyOccupation s landscape artist draftsman and etcher Contents 1 Life 2 Works selection 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksLife editAt the urging of his father a Schwerin ministerial secretary Wachenhusen went after attending high school in Schwerin in 1880 to study architecture at the Polytechnikum Karlsruhe He moved in 1881 to the Academy in Karlsruhe to study painting After the change in 1884 to the Grand Ducal Saxon School of Arts of Weimar he continued to study under the landscape painter Theodor Hagen In 1889 he moved to Berlin attended the Academy of Fine Arts and painted a year with Eugen Bracht Then he worked as head of a drawing and painting school in Berlin 1 Since 1889 he was also a member of the Association of Berlin Artists In 1892 to 1895 Wachenhusen had several stays in Ahrenshoop on the Baltic Sea Here together with Paul Muller Kaempff he ran the painting school of St Lukas during the summer months Muller Kaempff lived here since 1892 Study trips led Wachenhusen 1892 to northern Italy and in 1894 to Holland where he was in Volendam and the artists colony Katwijk On March 1 1897 Wachenhusen married the Dresden opera singer Eva Baroness von Gillern In the same year Wachenhusen built his house to his own plans on Schifferberg 10 in Ahrenshoop As well as Muller Kaempff fellow artists Anna Gerresheim Elisabeth von Eicken and de Fritz Grebe had already settled here before him It was soon the Ahrenshoop artists colony whose founders also include Wachenhusen He counted with the painters Theobald Schorn and Paul Muller Kaempff among the founders of Ahrenshooper Kunstkaten art cottage which opened 1909 In the meantime Wachenhusen had from about 1903 a residence in Hamburg where he also led a painting school 2 After the death of his wife in 1910 he married in 1912 his second wife the 20 years younger Lucie Schindowski a former painting student 3 In 1909 he was appointed professor by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Wachenhusen left Ahrenshoop with the end of World War I in 1918 His house and that next to it the Dunenhaus dune house where he have had his own sommer painting school were sold in 1920 He lived now mostly in his home in Schwerin Gorries After his death in 1925 the urn funeral took place on the Schifferfriedhof skipper graveyard of Ahrenshoop In 1926 a Memorial exhibition take place in the Mecklenburg State Museum Schwerin The works of Wachenhusen are applied in the painting manner of Impressionism They included next to the mainly landscapes also forest and animal motifs which is certainly due to his passion for hunting Wachenhusen was in addition to the membership of the Association of Berlin Artists member of the General German Arts Cooperative the Association of German Illustrators in the Association for Original Etching in Berlin the Hamburger Kunstverein von 1817 Art Association the Hamburger Kunstlerverein von 1832 Artist Association and the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archaeology He was an honorary member of the Academie des Beaux Arts in Paris 4 Works selection editWachenhusen was regularly represented with his works between 1884 and 1914 at the well known exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin 5 and the Great Art Exhibition Berlin 6 7 He also shows his landscapes at the Mecklenburg Art Exhibition in 1911 and in the Munich Glass Palace 1891 8 He had his first solo exhibition in 1902 at the Hamburger Kunstverein von 1817 Mond uber dem Bodden Moon over the lagoon Hof im Mecklenburgischen Farm in Mecklenburg Steilkuste bei Ahrenshoop Steep coast near Ahrenshoop Mecklenburgische Winterlandschaft 1887 Winter landscape Am Schweriner See 1890 On the Lake Schwerin Blick zur Ahrenshooper Muhle 1900 View to the Mill Aus Ahrenshoop 1902 Dorfstrasse im Schnee 1910 Village road in snow Rugener Kuste 1911 Coast of Rugen 4 Paar am Hafen von Volendam around 1894 Couple at the harbor of Volendam Mappenwerke Verlag Kahler Hamburg 1902 Malerisches aus Hamburg Aus Lubeck und Umgebung Von Cuxhaven nach Helgoland 3 Folders with Lithographs from Northern Germany 9 Further reading editFriedrich von Boetticher 1898 Malerwerke des 19 Jahrhunderts Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte in German Vol 2 Dresden p 956ff Ulrich Thieme Felix Becker at all 1940 Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Kunstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart in German Vol 34 E A Seemann Leipzig p 4 Friedrich Schulz 2001 Ahrenshoop Kunstlerlexikon in German Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus Fischerhude p 179ff ISBN 3 88132 292 2 Ruth Negendanck 2001 Kunstlerkolonie Ahrenshoop in German Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus Fischerhude p 39ff ISBN 3 88132 294 9 Wolf Karge 2014 Friedrich Wachenhusen Maler in Ahrenshoop und Schwerin in German edition fischerhuder Kunstbuch Fischerhude ISBN 978 3 88132 391 8 Grewolls Grete 2011 Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern Das Personenlexikon in German Rostock Hinstorff Verlag pp 10447f ISBN 978 3 356 01301 6 References edit Berliner Adressbuch address book Part I p 1370 Wachenhusen Fritz Landschaftsmaler Berlin W Wichmannstr 8a IV ZLB Berlin 1891 Hamburger Adressbuch address book Part II p 651 Wachenhusen Fritz Landschaftsmaler kl Johannisstr 9 Wohn Isestrasse 143 SUB Hamburg 1904 Friedrich Schulz 2001 Ahrenshoop Kunstlerlexikon in German Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus Fischerhude p 181 ISBN 3 88132 292 2 a b Grewolls Grete 2011 Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern Das Personenlexikon in German Rostock Hinstorff Verlag pp 10447f ISBN 978 3 356 01301 6 Verzeichniss der Werke lebender Kunstler auf der Ausstellung der Koniglichen Akademie der Kunste zu Berlin in German Akademie der Kunste Berlin Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung Kataloge in German GBK today Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund Joint Library Network Archived from the original on 2014 10 22 Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung Kataloge in German GBK today Heidelberg University Katalog der Kunstausstellung im Munchner Glaspalast 1891 in German Ausstellungskommitee today Bavarian State Library Online Ruth Negendanck 2001 Kunstlerkolonie Ahrenshoop in German Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus Fischerhude p 44 ISBN 3 88132 294 9 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Friedrich Wachenhusen Literature about Friedrich Wachenhusen in the State Bibliography Landesbibliographie of Mecklenburg VorpommernPaintings from Friedrich Wachenhusen at Artnet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Wachenhusen amp oldid 1144395240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
