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Wilhelm SchützeSunny woodland path - A brightly lit forest path as a space for imagination -around 1880
around 1880
About the Item
Wilhelm Schütze (1840 Kaufbeuren - 1898 Munich). Forest path. Oil on painting board, 30 x 24 cm (visible size), 31 x 26 cm (frame), signed lower left "Wilhelm Schütze".
About the artwork
Pausing in the curve of a path, the viewer looks out over a wooded landscape. But instead of being able to visually delve into the details of the scenery, the near-sighted gaze encounters the materiality of the individual areas of colour that make up the pictorial representation. This does not, however, lead to a dissolution of the pictorial objects through colour. On the contrary, the specific liveliness of the woodland detail is nourished by the virtuoso, partially layered application of paint, whereby the visible brushstroke preserves the movement of its setting and activates it for the pictorial effect.
The landscape, painted in situ, is confined to the background of the painting, giving it an intimate quality. It is painted in a reduced, rather dark palette, characteristic of the Barbizon School, whose artists worked with light by means of dark colours and did not, as in late Impressionism, dissolve it in colour, thus negating it as a means of design. The charm of the picture lies in the contrast between the conifers on the left of the path, which are darkened to green-black, and the light that shines brightly in the sand of the path.
About the artist
Wilhelm Schütze studied under the Hungarian painter Alexander (Sándor) Wagner at the Munich Academy from 1859 and then lived in Munich as a freelance painter. He became known for his sensitive and humorous scenes of children in rural settings and for his landscape paintings.
"His faces and clothes are softly modelled, and his overall colouring is warm, subdued, yet luminous. In terms of painting technique, he is one of the best representatives of the 'Munich School of Painting' [...]".
Selection of public collections that own works by Wilhelm Schütze:
Neue Pinakothek München, Städtische Kunstsammlung Chemnitz.
Selected Bibliography
Friedrich von Boetticher: Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 2, Hälfte 2: Saal - Zwengauer, Dresden 1901 (Nachdruck: Hofheim am Taunus, 1979).
Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Bd. 30, Leipzig 1936, S. 319.
Horst Ludwig: Münchner Maler im 19. Jahrhundert. Bd. 4: Saffer - Zwengauer, München 1983, S. 118-121.
Thank you for your interest! I hope I have been able to explain to you the special character of the artwork. If you have any questions of any kind, please feel free to contact me.
I wish you many more discoveries in the realm of art,
Dr Martin Kirves
GERMAN VERSION
Wilhelm Schütze (1840 Kaufbeuren - 1898 München). Waldweg. Öl auf Malpappe, 30 x 24 cm (Innenmaß), 31 x 26 cm (Rahmen), links unten signiert "Wilhelm Schütze".
zum Werk
In der Ausbuchtung einer Wegbiegung innehaltend, blickt der Betrachter auf eine Waldlandschaft. Doch anstatt sich visuell in die Details der Szenerie hinein vertiefen zu können, stößt der nahsichtige Blick auf die Materialität der einzelnen Farbflächen, aus denen sich die bildliche Darstellung zusammensetzt. Dies führt jedoch nicht zu einer Auflösung der Bildgegenstände durch die Farbe. Ganz im Gegenteil speist sich die spezifische Lebendigkeit des Waldausschnitts aus dem virtuosen, teilweise übereinander geschichteten Farbauftrag, wobei der sichtbare Pinselduktus die Bewegung seiner Setzung bewahrt und für die Bildwirkung aktiviert.
Die sicherlich in situ entstandene, nach hinten begrenzte und dadurch intim wirkende Landschaft ist in einer reduzierten, eher dunkeltonigen Palette gehalten, wie sie für die Schule von Barbizon kennzeichnend ist, deren Künstler vermittels der dunkeltonigen Farben mit dem Licht arbeiten und es nicht - wie der späte Impressionismus - in Farbe auflösen und dadurch als Gestaltungsmittel negieren. Der Reiz des Bildes liegt gerade in dem kontrastreichen Zusammenspiel zwischen dem sich beim Nadelgehölz am linken Wegesrand bis ins Grünschwarze verdunkelnden Baumbestandes und dem im Sand des Weges hell aufscheinenden Licht.
zum Künstler
Wilhelm Schütze studierte ab 1859 bei dem ungarischen Maler Alexander (Sándor) Wagner an der der Münchner Akademie und war anschließend als freier Maler in München ansässig. Bekannt wurde er für seine einfühlsam humorvollen Kinderszenen im ländlichen Milieu und für seine Landschaftsdarstellungen.
„Weich modelliert er Gesichter und Kleider, malerisch ist sein Gesamtkolorit in warmen, abgetönten, aber dennoch leuchtenden Farben. Maltechnisch gehört er mit zu den besten Vertretern der „Münchner Malerschule" [...].“
Auswahl öffentlicher Sammlungen, die Werke von Wilhelm Schütze besitzen:
Neue Pinakothek München, Städtische Kunstsammlung Chemnitz.
Auswahlbibliographie
Friedrich von Boetticher: Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 2, Hälfte 2: Saal - Zwengauer, Dresden 1901 (Nachdruck: Hofheim am Taunus, 1979).
Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Bd. 30, Leipzig 1936, S. 319.
Horst Ludwig: Münchner Maler im 19. Jahrhundert. Bd. 4: Saffer - Zwengauer, München 1983, S. 118-121.
Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse! Ich hoffe, ich habe Ihnen den besonderen Charakter des Kunstwerks näherbringen können. Bei Fragen jeglicher Art können Sie mich gerne kontaktieren.
Ich wünsche Ihnen noch viele Entdeckungen im Reich der Kunst,
Dr. Martin Kirves
- Creator:Wilhelm Schütze (1840 - 1898, German)
- Creation Year:around 1880
- Dimensions:Height: 11.82 in (30 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Berlin, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2438211896812
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