Carl Hilgers (1818 -1890) Düsseldorf water mill on the Lower Rhine
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Product details
| Product number: | 1124 |
| Artist: | Carl Hilgers (1818-1890 ) |
| Style: | Romance |
| Material: | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions: | 44x65 cm |
Product description
Oil painting by Prof. Carl Hilgers 1818-1890
Düsseldorf school
Watermill on the Lower Rhine
44 by 65 cm. Oil canvas signed and dated 1861 lower left
good general condition.
Restored, cleaned and varnished.
Carl Hilgers (1818–1890) was a German landscape painter who belonged to the Düsseldorf School. Here is some information about his life and artistic career:
Birth and early years: Carl Hilgers was born in Düsseldorf in 1818. In 1829, at the age of eleven, he began his first drawing lessons at the art academy in Düsseldorf.
Studies: After five years of drawing lessons, he began studying at the art academy in 1834 under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, a well-known landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School. After studying with Schirmer, Hilgers moved to Berlin for four years before returning to Düsseldorf in 1840.
Schirmer's master student: Carl Hilgers completed his studies in Düsseldorf in 1842/43 as a master student of Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. Schirmer strongly influenced him, and Hilgers became known for his landscape paintings.
Study trips: During his studies, Hilgers undertook several study trips through Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. During these trips he focused on the works of old masters of the 16th and 17th centuries as well as contemporary artists of the 19th century.
Membership in the Malkasten: In 1850, Hilgers joined the Düsseldorf artists' association Malkasten and remained a member until his death. The Malkasten was a meeting place for artists in Düsseldorf and played an important role in the city's cultural life.
Painting style and influences: Carl Hilgers' works were strongly based on the works of old masters, especially landscape painters such as Hendrick Averkamp and Aert van der Neer. He also showed influences from contemporary artists such as Barend Cornelis Koekkoek and Andreas Schelfhout.
Works: Hilgers primarily created animated winter, snow and ice landscapes, which were often decorated with figures and animals. He also painted "genre landscapes" in which the characters depicted were in a narrative context.
Significance: Carl Hilgers was one of the most sought-after landscape painters of the Düsseldorf School in the 19th century, beyond German borders. His romantic landscape paintings were recognized both nationally and internationally.
Carl Hilgers died in Düsseldorf in 1890 and left behind a significant contribution to German romantic landscape painting of the 19th century.
Düsseldorf school
Watermill on the Lower Rhine
44 by 65 cm. Oil canvas signed and dated 1861 lower left
good general condition.
Restored, cleaned and varnished.
Carl Hilgers (1818–1890) was a German landscape painter who belonged to the Düsseldorf School. Here is some information about his life and artistic career:
Birth and early years: Carl Hilgers was born in Düsseldorf in 1818. In 1829, at the age of eleven, he began his first drawing lessons at the art academy in Düsseldorf.
Studies: After five years of drawing lessons, he began studying at the art academy in 1834 under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, a well-known landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School. After studying with Schirmer, Hilgers moved to Berlin for four years before returning to Düsseldorf in 1840.
Schirmer's master student: Carl Hilgers completed his studies in Düsseldorf in 1842/43 as a master student of Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. Schirmer strongly influenced him, and Hilgers became known for his landscape paintings.
Study trips: During his studies, Hilgers undertook several study trips through Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. During these trips he focused on the works of old masters of the 16th and 17th centuries as well as contemporary artists of the 19th century.
Membership in the Malkasten: In 1850, Hilgers joined the Düsseldorf artists' association Malkasten and remained a member until his death. The Malkasten was a meeting place for artists in Düsseldorf and played an important role in the city's cultural life.
Painting style and influences: Carl Hilgers' works were strongly based on the works of old masters, especially landscape painters such as Hendrick Averkamp and Aert van der Neer. He also showed influences from contemporary artists such as Barend Cornelis Koekkoek and Andreas Schelfhout.
Works: Hilgers primarily created animated winter, snow and ice landscapes, which were often decorated with figures and animals. He also painted "genre landscapes" in which the characters depicted were in a narrative context.
Significance: Carl Hilgers was one of the most sought-after landscape painters of the Düsseldorf School in the 19th century, beyond German borders. His romantic landscape paintings were recognized both nationally and internationally.
Carl Hilgers died in Düsseldorf in 1890 and left behind a significant contribution to German romantic landscape painting of the 19th century.