Albert Kappis Fischerhäuser an einem Seeufer

Albert Kappis (20 August 1836, Wildberg - 18 September 1914,

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Sw ...

) was a German

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

and draughtsperson specializing in landscapes and genre motifs.

Biography

From 1850 to 1857, Kappis trained as a lithographer in his uncle's workshop. he also took drawing lessons and, from 1855 to 1860, attended classes at the Royal Art School in Stuttgart under Heinrich von Rustige and

Bernhard von Neher Karl Josef Bernhard von Neher (16 January 1806, in Biberach an der Riß – 17 January 1886, in Stuttgart) was a German painter. Life and work Neher began to study painting in 1822 in Stuttgart, under Johann Heinrich von Dannecker und Philipp ...

. In 1860, he began his studies at the

Academy of Fine Arts Munich The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (german: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, ...

under

Karl von Piloty Karl Theodor von Piloty (1 October 1826 – 21 July 1886) was a German painter, noted for his historical subjects, and recognised as the foremost representative of the realistic school in Germany. Life and work Piloty was born in Munich. His fat ...

. While there, he made friends with fellow painters from

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, including Anton Braith, Ludwig Willroider, Friedrich Salzer and Jakob Grünenwald. In 1867, together with Braith and his friend,

Christian Mali Christian Friedrich Mali (6 October 1832, Darthuizen (near Utrecht) – 1 October 1906, Munich) was a German painter and art professor. His older brother, Johannes Cornelis Jacobus Mali (1828–1865) was also a painter. Life Mali was the youn ...

, Kappis made a study trip to Paris where he became involved with the

Barbizon School The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active roughly from 1830 through 1870. It takes its name ...

. He made a return trip through Belgium and the Moselle Valley to

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and spent some time working with the landscape painter Theodor Schüz. From 1871 to 1874 he lived with Braith and Mali in their so-called "Swabian Castle". He married in 1874, spent his honeymoon in the

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

, and produced many paintings of the area around

Starnberg Starnberg is a German town in Bavaria, Germany, some southwest of Munich. It is at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the " Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg. Recording a disposable per-cap ...

and the

Chiemsee Chiemsee () is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. It is often called "the Bavarian Sea". The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake from the south, and the river Alz flows out towards the north. The Alz flows i ...

. He was appointed a Professor at the Royal Art School at Stuttgart in 1880 and became a leader of the Swabian Impressionists. This was followed by painting trips to a wide range of areas from Bavaria to the

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. He retired in 1905.

Sources

* Schefold, Max: ''Albert Kappis, Maler, 1836–1914''. In: Lebensbilder aus Schwaben und Franken 7, 1960, S. 347–351. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1960. * Bühler, Hans-Peter und Kappis, Albert: ''Albert Kappis 1905–1975''. Kunsthaus Bühler, Veröffentlichung zum 70jährigen Jubiläum. Stuttgart: Kunsthaus Bühler, 1975. * ''Münchner Maler im 19. Jahrhundert in vier Bänden''. Vol. 2: Gebhardt–Küstner. München: Bruckmann, 1982. . * Bühler, Andreas; Zimmermann, Gabriele; Grüner, Isabel: ''Albert Kappis: Wegbereiter des Impressionismus in Schwaben''. Katalog zur Ausstellung Kunsthaus Bühler, 30. January 20. March 1999 und Kunststiftung Hohenkarpfen, 28. March 4. July 1999. Stuttgart: Kunsthaus Bühler; Hausen-Hohenkarpfen: Ed. Kunststiftung Hohenkarpfen, 1999. . * Bühler, Andreas: ''Albert Kappis, von der Münchner Schule zum schwäbischen Impressionismus''. In: Weltkunst 70/6, München 2000, S. 1079–1081.

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