Teutwart Schmitson

Place: Frankfurt Am Main

Born: 1830

Death: 1863

Biography:

Teutwart Schmitson was a German-Austrian genre and animal painter, born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on April 18, 1830. He specialized in horses and cattle, working in the Realistic style. Schmitson participated in the Große Berliner Kunstausstellung, also known as the Great Berlin Art Exhibition.

Early Life and Training

Schmitson's father, also named Teutwart Schmitson, was an Oberstleutnant, military writer, and representative of Austria to the German Confederation. His mother was the sister of Protestant theologian, Johann Heinrich Bernhard Dräseke. Until the age of twenty-two, he studied architecture, then he began drawing and painting in oils as a hobby. There is no record of his having had formal instruction.

Artistic Career

Schmitson's first public exhibition was in 1854, at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt, where he displayed a scene of a farmer, plowing. That same year, against his father's wishes, he married Wilhelmine Beckel and they went to live in Düsseldorf, which was a major center for art at that time. In Dusseldorf, he opened a studio and took some students; notably Carl Rudolf Huber. From 1855, he was a member of the progressive artists' association, Malkasten. He also formed a small group with his fellow animal painters, Eugen Krüger and Adolf Schreyer.

Notable Works and Exhibitions

Some of Schmitson's notable works can be found in the collection of the Museum Heinz Kisters Collection in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. The museum features various artworks from the Romantic and Biedermeier periods, including paintings by Michael Pacher, Master Of Saint Veronica, and Albrecht Dürer. Schmitson's work can also be found in the collection of the Museum Georg Schäfer in Schweinfurt, Germany. Key aspects of his artistic style include:

Realistic depiction of horses and cattle
Use of oil paints to create detailed and lifelike scenes
Influence from the animal painters Otto Weber and Paul Friedrich Meyerheim

Legacy and Further Reading

Schmitson's legacy can be explored further through his biography on Wikioo.org and his entry on Wikipedia. His work can also be found in the collections of various museums, including the Museum Heinz Kisters Collection and the Museum Georg Schäfer. For more information on his life and work, see the references listed below. Some notable paintings by other artists that can be found on Wikioo.org include:

Schmitson passed away in Vienna on September 2, 1863. An auction of his sizeable estate was held three months after his death.