Georg Wilhelm Timm, also known as Vasily Fyodorovich Timm (Russian: Василий Фёдорович Тимм; 21 June 1820, in Riga – 19 April 1895, in Berlin) was a Baltic-German painter, lithographer and ceramic designer, known for his genre and battle scenes. He was also the publisher of the Russian Art Gazette [ru].
Georg Wilhelm Timm
Georg Wilhelm Timm; portrait by the engraver Alexander Lebedev (1830-1898)
His father, Friedrich Gottfried Timm (1779-1848), was the mayor of Riga.[1] His sister, Emilie, married the painter Karl Bryullov in 1839. His first art studies were in Riga, then he went to Saint Petersburg, where he enrolled as a "foreign student" at the Imperial Academy of Arts. His primary instructor there was the battle painter, Alexander Sauerweid.[2]
He was awarded two silver medals and graduated in 1839 with the title of "Artist". Five years later, thanks to an Imperial scholarship, he went to Paris where he worked under the direction of Horace Vernet, also a battle painter, and made a visit to Algiers.[2] Upon his return to Paris, he began exhibiting at the Salon where he attracted critical praise.
The onset of the French Revolution of 1848 forced him to return to Saint Petersburg,[2] where he was initially employed as an illustrator; notably for the works of Faddey Bulgarin and Nikolay Gretsch. He worked primarily in the media of lithography and woodcuts and was sometimes referred to as the "Russian Gavarni".
He travelled extensively throughout Russia, serving as a battle painter during the second phase of the Caucasian War. In 1852, he accompanied Tsar Nicholas I on a visit to Finland . Later, he made sketches at the Siege of Sevastopol. As a result, in 1855, he was named an "Academician" by the Imperial Academy.[2]
From 1851 to 1862, by leave of the Royal Family, he published the Russian Art Gazette, which featured works by many prominent Russian artists, made into lithographs by Timm.[1] He had to stop publishing the gazette when he began to suffer from an eye disease.
In 1867, he moved to Berlin to seek treatment and took up a position as the Director of a privately operated ceramics institute.[1] He never returned to Russia. In 1876, he was appointed a Professor at the Prussian Academy of Arts and began working at the Royal Porcelain Factory.[2] After his death, his widow donated his estate to the Riga City Art Museum. A major retrospective was held at their new building in 1906.
georg, wilhelm, timm, also, known, vasily, fyodorovich, timm, russian, Василий, Фёдорович, Тимм, june, 1820, riga, april, 1895, berlin, baltic, german, painter, lithographer, ceramic, designer, known, genre, battle, scenes, also, publisher, russian, gazette, p. Georg Wilhelm Timm also known as Vasily Fyodorovich Timm Russian Vasilij Fyodorovich Timm 21 June 1820 in Riga 19 April 1895 in Berlin was a Baltic German painter lithographer and ceramic designer known for his genre and battle scenes He was also the publisher of the Russian Art Gazette ru Georg Wilhelm TimmGeorg Wilhelm Timm portrait by the engraver Alexander Lebedev 1830 1898 Born 1820 06 09 June 9 1820RigaDiedApril 7 1895 1895 04 07 aged 74 BerlinEducationMember Academy of Arts 1844 Alma materImperial Academy of Arts 1839 Known forPainting Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected paintings 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography Edit Self caricature from the endpaper of a book His father Friedrich Gottfried Timm 1779 1848 was the mayor of Riga 1 His sister Emilie married the painter Karl Bryullov in 1839 His first art studies were in Riga then he went to Saint Petersburg where he enrolled as a foreign student at the Imperial Academy of Arts His primary instructor there was the battle painter Alexander Sauerweid 2 He was awarded two silver medals and graduated in 1839 with the title of Artist Five years later thanks to an Imperial scholarship he went to Paris where he worked under the direction of Horace Vernet also a battle painter and made a visit to Algiers 2 Upon his return to Paris he began exhibiting at the Salon where he attracted critical praise The onset of the French Revolution of 1848 forced him to return to Saint Petersburg 2 where he was initially employed as an illustrator notably for the works of Faddey Bulgarin and Nikolay Gretsch He worked primarily in the media of lithography and woodcuts and was sometimes referred to as the Russian Gavarni He travelled extensively throughout Russia serving as a battle painter during the second phase of the Caucasian War In 1852 he accompanied Tsar Nicholas I on a visit to Finland Later he made sketches at the Siege of Sevastopol As a result in 1855 he was named an Academician by the Imperial Academy 2 From 1851 to 1862 by leave of the Royal Family he published the Russian Art Gazette which featured works by many prominent Russian artists made into lithographs by Timm 1 He had to stop publishing the gazette when he began to suffer from an eye disease In 1867 he moved to Berlin to seek treatment and took up a position as the Director of a privately operated ceramics institute 1 He never returned to Russia In 1876 he was appointed a Professor at the Prussian Academy of Arts and began working at the Royal Porcelain Factory 2 After his death his widow donated his estate to the Riga City Art Museum A major retrospective was held at their new building in 1906 Selected paintings Edit Announcing the Coronation of Alexander II The French Retreat through Vilnius Making Tea in Algiers Admiral Pavel Nakhimov at SevastopolReferences Edit a b c Brief biography Russian Paintings a b c d e Brief biography RusArtNet Further reading EditJulius Genss Briefe Wilhelm Timm s an seinen Vater aus den Jahren 1841 1846 Selbstverlag des Herausgebers 1931External links Edit Media related to Georg Wilhelm Timm at Wikimedia Commons Works by or about Georg Wilhelm Timm at Internet Archive Paintings by Vasily Timm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georg Wilhelm Timm amp oldid 1133074607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
