Fritz von Uhde was a respected artist from Germany, who mainly worked with genre painting and religious motifs. He was also a professor at the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Munich for many years. His civil name was Friedrich Hermann Carl Uhde. In order to be better remembered by the public and art critics, he used the pseudonym Fritz von Uhde as an artist. The style of the painter, who was born in 1848, was an original mixture between Realism and Impressionism, which is often described in art literature as "rustic naturalism". Von Uhde was one of the pioneers of his home country in the field of open-air painting. The ambitious German was also a founding member of the Munich Secession and later joined the Berlin Secession.
Von Uhde came into contact with art in his childhood through the cultural interests and professions of his family members. His father was a passionate hobby painter and his grandfather was the director of the Royal Museum in Dresden. It was not surprising that as a young man Von Uhde decided to study painting at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Dresden. To his family's surprise, however, he dropped out of this course to join the army. In the army he was trained as a riding instructor and was promoted to lieutenant at the tender age of 20 in 1868. Eight years later Von Uhde met the painter Makart during a visit to Vienna. This meeting had a strong and lasting effect on him. He decided to leave the army to realise his childhood dream and become an artist. In Munich, Von Uhde enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts as a painting student again and began to study the works of old masters such as Rembrandt.
After disappointing and unsuccessful years in Munich, he went to Paris to take lessons from the artist Mihály Munkácsy. In France, the desired success finally came about: one of his works was exhibited in the Paris Salon and even received an award. Inspired by his fame and encouraged by his contemporary and good friend Max Liebermann, he changed his painting style. Von Uhde's colour palette became stronger and more colourful, similar to those of his impressionist artist colleagues. He painted still lifes, landscapes and religious scenes as well as portraits of the simple rural population. His favourite motifs, however, were his three daughters and his wife.
Fritz von Uhde was a respected artist from Germany, who mainly worked with genre painting and religious motifs. He was also a professor at the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Munich for many years. His civil name was Friedrich Hermann Carl Uhde. In order to be better remembered by the public and art critics, he used the pseudonym Fritz von Uhde as an artist. The style of the painter, who was born in 1848, was an original mixture between Realism and Impressionism, which is often described in art literature as "rustic naturalism". Von Uhde was one of the pioneers of his home country in the field of open-air painting. The ambitious German was also a founding member of the Munich Secession and later joined the Berlin Secession.
Von Uhde came into contact with art in his childhood through the cultural interests and professions of his family members. His father was a passionate hobby painter and his grandfather was the director of the Royal Museum in Dresden. It was not surprising that as a young man Von Uhde decided to study painting at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Dresden. To his family's surprise, however, he dropped out of this course to join the army. In the army he was trained as a riding instructor and was promoted to lieutenant at the tender age of 20 in 1868. Eight years later Von Uhde met the painter Makart during a visit to Vienna. This meeting had a strong and lasting effect on him. He decided to leave the army to realise his childhood dream and become an artist. In Munich, Von Uhde enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts as a painting student again and began to study the works of old masters such as Rembrandt.
After disappointing and unsuccessful years in Munich, he went to Paris to take lessons from the artist Mihály Munkácsy. In France, the desired success finally came about: one of his works was exhibited in the Paris Salon and even received an award. Inspired by his fame and encouraged by his contemporary and good friend Max Liebermann, he changed his painting style. Von Uhde's colour palette became stronger and more colourful, similar to those of his impressionist artist colleagues. He painted still lifes, landscapes and religious scenes as well as portraits of the simple rural population. His favourite motifs, however, were his three daughters and his wife.
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