Gustav Schönleber
Gustav Schönleber (born December 3, 1851 in Bietigheim, died February 1, 1917 in Karlsruhe) was a German landscape painter. He was awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts in 1911. His best-known works include: "Gasse in Genua" ("Lane in Genoa"; 1872), "Stadtgraben in Esslingen" ("Moat in Esslingen"; 1879), "Mondnacht am Neckar" ("Moonlit Night on the Neckar"; 1883).[1]
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Life
He was educated in Stuttgart Polytechnic and under the artist Adolf Heinrich Lier in Munich, then travelled in Italy, the Netherlands, northern Germany, northwest France, and England. In the last, he saw works by John Constable and J. M. W. Turner. He exhibited in Vienna and Munich, followed by shows in Stuttgart, Berlin and Rome.[1] From 1880 to 1910 he worked at the art school in Karlsruhe, where his students included Alfred Helberger, Hans von Volkmann, Karl Scherbring, Max Roman, and Paul von Ravelstein.[2]
In the early 1900s his art was promoted by the Imperial German government for its depictions of the German homeland, which were considered more appropriate for international display than that of Expressionists like Max Beckmann.[3] His art was also shown in a 1909 exhibition of German art at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.[4]
Bibliography
Art:
- Schönleber, Gustav. 66 Skizzen in Faksimilenachbildungen (Stuttgart: Stuttgarter Kunstverlag, 1925)
- Schönleber, Gustav. Gustav Schönleber 1851-1917: Gemälde - Zeichnungen (Esslingen am Neckar: Stadt Esslingen, 1980)
- Schönleber, Gustav. Gustav Schönleber (Karlsruhe: Städtische Galerie, 1990)
- von Zügel, Heinrich et al. Ausstellung Heinrich von Zügel, 1850-1941, Gustav Schönleber, 1851-1917, Friedrich Eckenfelder, 1861-1938 (Stuttgart: Kunsthaus Bühler, 2002)
Biography, criticism and art history:
- Miller-Gruber, Renate. Gustav Schönleber 1851-1917: Monographie und Werkverzeichnis (R. Miller-Gruber, 1990)
- Mülfarth, Leo. Kleines Lexikon Karlsruher Maler (Karlsruhe, 1987, ISBN 3-7617-0250-7) pp. 99–101
- Schulte-Wülwer, Ulrich. Künstlerkolonie Ekensund am Nordufer der Flensburger Förde (Heide, 2000) pp. 82–85
- "Schönleber, Gustav, Maler" in Badische Biographien, 2 (1987), pp. 251 f.
References
External links
- Landesbibliographie Baden-Württemberg (German)
- Page in Stadtwiki Karlsruhe (German)
