Teutwart Schmitson (18 April 1830, Frankfurt am Main - 2 September 1863, Vienna) was a German-Austrian genre and animal painter, in the Realistic style. He specialized in horses and cattle.
His father, also named Teutwart Schmitson (1784-1856), was an Oberstleutnant, military writer, and representative of Austria to the German Confederation. His mother was the sister of Protestant theologian, Johann Heinrich Bernhard Dräseke [de]. He was their only son. Until the age of twenty-two, he studied architecture, then he began drawing and painting in oils as a hobby; developing a technique for lowering the oil content of the paint by applying it to plasterboard for a few hours before putting it on the palette. There is no record of his having had formal instruction.
His first public exhibition was in 1854, at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt, where he displayed a scene of a farmer, plowing.[1] That same year, against his father's wishes, he married Wilhelmine Beckel (1829–1908), from Wiesbaden, and they went to live in Düsseldorf, which was a major center for art at that time. Their daughter, Therese, was born there the following year. The marriage would end in divorce.
In Dusseldorf, he opened a studio and took some students; notably Carl Rudolf Huber [de]. From 1855, he was a member of the progressive artists' association, Malkasten.[2] He also formed a small group with his fellow animal painters, Eugen Krüger [de] and Adolf Schreyer.[3] In 1856, he moved to Karlsruhe, but was there for only a year when he relocated to Berlin.
There, he came under the influence of the animal painters, Otto Weber and Paul Friedrich Meyerheim. In return, Meyerheim was impressed by his methods for representing movement. The critics were not equally impressed, however. and his success was limited. From 1860 to 1861, he took an extended study trip to Italy.
After brief stays in Paris and The Hague, he settled in Vienna, where he lived in seclusion and worked on commissions, many of which were arranged by his friends. He gradually went blind, due to nephritis, which proved to be fatal. An auction of his sizeable estate was held three months after his death.
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^Teutwart Schmitson. In: Männer der Zeit. Biographisches Lexikon der Gegenwart. Zweite Serie, Verlag von Carl B. Lorck, Leipzig 1862, Sp. 310 (Google Books)
^Bettina Baumgärtel, Sabine Schroyen, Lydia Immerheiser, Sabine Teichgröb: Verzeichnis der ausländischen Künstler und Künstlerinnen. Nationalität, Aufenthalt und Studium in Düsseldorf. In: Bettina Baumgärtel (Hrsg.): Die Düsseldorfer Malerschule und ihre internationale Ausstrahlung 1819–1918. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-702-9, Band 1, S. 439
Paul Friedrich Meyerheim: "Meine Erinnerungen an Teutwart Schmitson". In: Kunst und Künstler. Illustrierte Monatsschrift für Bildende Kunst und Kunstgewerbe 2, 1904, pp. 343–351 (Online)
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teutwart, schmitson, april, 1830, frankfurt, main, september, 1863, vienna, german, austrian, genre, animal, painter, realistic, style, specialized, horses, cattle, 1860, contents, life, work, references, further, reading, external, linkslife, work, edit, nbsp. Teutwart Schmitson 18 April 1830 Frankfurt am Main 2 September 1863 Vienna was a German Austrian genre and animal painter in the Realistic style He specialized in horses and cattle Teutwart Schmitson c 1860 Contents 1 Life and work 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksLife and work edit nbsp Romagnoli Horse RidersHis father also named Teutwart Schmitson 1784 1856 was an Oberstleutnant military writer and representative of Austria to the German Confederation His mother was the sister of Protestant theologian Johann Heinrich Bernhard Draseke de He was their only son Until the age of twenty two he studied architecture then he began drawing and painting in oils as a hobby developing a technique for lowering the oil content of the paint by applying it to plasterboard for a few hours before putting it on the palette There is no record of his having had formal instruction His first public exhibition was in 1854 at the Stadelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt where he displayed a scene of a farmer plowing 1 That same year against his father s wishes he married Wilhelmine Beckel 1829 1908 from Wiesbaden and they went to live in Dusseldorf which was a major center for art at that time Their daughter Therese was born there the following year The marriage would end in divorce In Dusseldorf he opened a studio and took some students notably Carl Rudolf Huber de From 1855 he was a member of the progressive artists association Malkasten 2 He also formed a small group with his fellow animal painters Eugen Kruger de and Adolf Schreyer 3 In 1856 he moved to Karlsruhe but was there for only a year when he relocated to Berlin There he came under the influence of the animal painters Otto Weber and Paul Friedrich Meyerheim In return Meyerheim was impressed by his methods for representing movement The critics were not equally impressed however and his success was limited From 1860 to 1861 he took an extended study trip to Italy After brief stays in Paris and The Hague he settled in Vienna where he lived in seclusion and worked on commissions many of which were arranged by his friends He gradually went blind due to nephritis which proved to be fatal An auction of his sizeable estate was held three months after his death References edit nbsp Thirsty Cows Teutwart Schmitson In Manner der Zeit Biographisches Lexikon der Gegenwart Zweite Serie Verlag von Carl B Lorck Leipzig 1862 Sp 310 Google Books Bettina Baumgartel Sabine Schroyen Lydia Immerheiser Sabine Teichgrob Verzeichnis der auslandischen Kunstler und Kunstlerinnen Nationalitat Aufenthalt und Studium in Dusseldorf In Bettina Baumgartel Hrsg Die Dusseldorfer Malerschule und ihre internationale Ausstrahlung 1819 1918 Michael Imhof Verlag Petersberg 2011 ISBN 978 3 86568 702 9 Band 1 S 439 Richard Graul Adolph Schreyer In Zeitschrift fur bildende Kunst 23 1888 pp 153 159 Online Kronberger MalerFurther reading editConstantin von Wurzbach Schmitson Teutwart In Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich Biographical Lexicon of the Empire of Austria Part 30 Kaiserlich konigliche Hof und Staatsdruckerei Vienna 1875 p 327 digitalised Paul Friedrich Meyerheim Meine Erinnerungen an Teutwart Schmitson In Kunst und Kunstler Illustrierte Monatsschrift fur Bildende Kunst und Kunstgewerbe 2 1904 pp 343 351 Online Eduard Daelen 1908 Schmitson Teutwart Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie in German vol 54 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot p 124 G Frodl Schmitson Teutwart In Osterreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815 1950 OBL Vol 10 Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna 1994 ISBN 3 7001 2186 5 p 334 External links edit nbsp Media related to Teutwart Schmitson at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teutwart Schmitson amp oldid 1144542265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
