Ernst Toepfer
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Ernst Toepfer was a German
painter
.
Toepfer was born in Wiesbaden
, Hesse-Nassau. From 1893 to 1895, he attended the Zeichen-, Mal- und Kunstgewerbeschule
, a private artist's school led by H. Bouffier, where he was commended for his diligence ("recht gutes Auffassungsvermögen und recht gutes Können, gepaart mit großem Fleiße"), then studied at the Großherzogliche Akademie der bildenden Künste in Karlsruhe
, led by Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth
, until mid-1898. Starting in 1898, Toepfer then studied at the Königlich-Akademische Hochschule der bildenden Künste in Berlin
-Charlottenburg
for ten years, from which he graduated in late 1908 as a master student with his own studio.
Toepfer married Maria Theresia Klaus, who he had met during a stay in Brandenburg
, in Berlin
in 1909; the couple then moved to Idstein
in 1910 after finding a suitable house, the "Heerhof" (also "Höerhof"; Obergasse 15), complete with antique furniture.
After serving as a soldier during World War I
, Toepfer in 1918 returned to his home region in Hesse and resumed painting, often depicting the region in which he grew up. His realist impressionist pictures are influenced by the works of Lovis Corinth
, Wilhelm Leibl
, Carl Schuch
and Karl Blechen.
Toepfer died in Idstein on 6 August 1955.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
.
Toepfer was born in Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
, Hesse-Nassau. From 1893 to 1895, he attended the Zeichen-, Mal- und Kunstgewerbeschule
Kunstgewerbeschule
A Kunstgewerbeschule was the old name for an advanced school of applied arts in German-speaking countries. The first such schools were opened in Kassel in 1867 and Berlin and Munich in 1868 with other German towns following. They are now merged into universities....
, a private artist's school led by H. Bouffier, where he was commended for his diligence ("recht gutes Auffassungsvermögen und recht gutes Können, gepaart mit großem Fleiße"), then studied at the Großherzogliche Akademie der bildenden Künste in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, led by Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth
Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth
Leopold Karl Walter Graf von Kalkreuth was a German painter.A direct descendant of the famous field-marshal Friedrich Adolf Graf von Kalckreuth, Leopold was born at Düsseldorf, received his first training at Weimar from his father, the landscape painter Count Stanislaus von Kalckreuth , and...
, until mid-1898. Starting in 1898, Toepfer then studied at the Königlich-Akademische Hochschule der bildenden Künste in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
-Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte...
for ten years, from which he graduated in late 1908 as a master student with his own studio.
Toepfer married Maria Theresia Klaus, who he had met during a stay in Brandenburg
Province of Brandenburg
The Province of Brandenburg was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.-History:The first people who are known to have inhabited Brandenburg were the Suevi. They were succeeded by the Slavonians, whom Henry II conquered and converted to Christianity in...
, in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in 1909; the couple then moved to Idstein
Idstein
Idstein is a town of about 25,000 inhabitants in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Because of its well preserved historical Altstadt it is part of the Deutsche Fachwerkstraße , connecting towns with fine timber-frame buildings and...
in 1910 after finding a suitable house, the "Heerhof" (also "Höerhof"; Obergasse 15), complete with antique furniture.
After serving as a soldier during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Toepfer in 1918 returned to his home region in Hesse and resumed painting, often depicting the region in which he grew up. His realist impressionist pictures are influenced by the works of Lovis Corinth
Lovis Corinth
Lovis Corinth was a German painter and printmaker whose mature work realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism....
, Wilhelm Leibl
Wilhelm Leibl
Wilhelm Maria Hubertus Leibl was a German realist painter of portraits and scenes of peasant life.Leibl was born in Cologne and in 1861 began his first training with Hermann Becker, a local painter. He entered the Munich Academy in 1864, subsequently studying with several artists including Carl...
, Carl Schuch
Carl Schuch
Carl Eduard Schuch was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna, who spent most of his lifetime outside Austria, in Germany, Italy and France...
and Karl Blechen.
Toepfer died in Idstein on 6 August 1955.
Literature
- Christel Lentz; Gerhard Lampe: Der Maler Ernst Toepfer: Leben und Werk, 2002, ISBN 3000094598, ISBN 978-3000094590 http://books.google.com/books?id=0JJ4AAAACAAJ&dq=isbn:3000094598