Prof. Eduard Schleich, Gebirgige Sommerlandschaft

Prof. Eduard Schleich, Gebirgige Sommerlandschaft
Prof. Eduard Schleich, Mountainous Summer Landscape
Well, Landscape on the Isar, study-like, flippantly captured, gossamer-atmospheric, impasto landscape painting with a loose brushstroke in warm-toned colours, Boetticher writes: "... The picturesque character of the Alpine world also initially prompted Schleich to depict it; subsequently he found inspiration for the most magnificent pictures in the surroundings of Munich, in the meadows of the Isar, in the Dachau Moos and in the plains of Upper Bavaria in their various moods. ..." and Wikipedia adds "... [Schleich] set himself the task of giving the overall impression of the natural scenery, of depicting the infinitely changing play of light poured over the landscape by atmospheric processes, and of treating the landscape motif merely as a carrier of light and masses of colour. ...", the painter, who was dignified as the German John Constable, found lively advocacy throughout his life, Seubert writes (1879) "... Schleich, the founder of the newer landscape, was a poetically musical nature, the colours were tones to him; which he knew how to combine in melodious harmony. Some of his Isar regions are to be tuned in art, of magical power. ...", signed lower left "Ed. Schleich", on the reverse various modern annotations such as "Eduard Schleich der Ältere 1812-1874" and owner's annotation Frankfurt am Main, somewhat restored, partial tent-like peeling of the painting layer, in need of restoration, framed in an old gold stucco frame (old repaired), folding dimensions approx. 32 x 47 cm. Artist info: actually Johann Eduard Franz Xaver Calistus Freiherr von Schleich, called himself Eduard Freiherr von Schleich until 1827 and then gave up his title of nobility, German landscape painter. Landscape painter (1812 Haarbach-Vilsbiburg/Lower Bavaria to 1874 Munich), pupil at the Latin School Amberg, temporarily in Straubing, from 1817 in Munich, here refused admission to the academy because of "lack of talent", from then on self-taught as a landscape painter under the influence of Carl Rottmann, Christian Etzdorf and Christian Morgenstern, finally from 1827 briefly studied history painting at the Munich academy, undertook study trips through Germany, the Tyrol, Italy, France, Hungary, Belgium and Holland, from 1840 regular stays in Dachau, 1843 journey with Morgenstern to Upper Italy and Venice, until 1848 he painted rather gloomy landscapes, in his second creative period from 1848 to 1865 he mainly studied the old Dutch painters such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Ruisdael, van der Neer and Jan van Goyen and his painting became warmer and more golden-toned, 1851 study trip to Paris and the World's Fair in London with Carl Spitzweg, Carl Ebert and Dietrich Langko. In 1856 he was appointed honorary member of the Munich Academy and in 1868 professor, member of the Academies of Stockholm and Vienna, in 1862 he received the great gold medal of the Berlin Academy, in 1868 the Royal Imperial Austrian Order of Merit of the Iron Crown and in 1869 the Bavarian Order of St Michael I. Class. In 1869, he was appointed organiser of the International Art Exhibition in Munich, attended art exhibitions in Karlsruhe, Munich, Dresden, Cologne, Vienna and Berlin, active in Munich, Source: Thieme-Becker, Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon", Matrikel der Münchner Akademie, Boetticher, Bruckmann "Münchner Maler des 19./20. Jh.", Müller-Singer, Seubert, Müller-Klunzinger and Wikipedia.