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Woldemar Friedrich (20 August 1846 in
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,
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– 16 September 1910 in
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) was a German historical painter and illustrator.


Biography

In 1863, he began his studies at the
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in Berlin, with Carl Steffeck. Two years later, he went to
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, where he continued his studies with Arthur von Ramberg, Charles Verlat and Bernhard Plockhorst. During the Franco-Prussian War, he created illustrations for the weekly family magazine, ' then, after the war, illustrated ''Der französische Krieg von 1870/71'', by . After a study trip to Italy, he returned to Weimar in 1873, where he divided his time between illustrating and decorative painting; notably at the . In 1881, he accepted an appointment as Professor at the Grand-Ducal Saxon Art School. In 1885, he went to Berlin, to teach "drawing from life" at the Academy of Arts. There he continued to do decorative work, in the dome at the State Exhibition Building. In 1886, he was awarded a small gold medal at the Große Berliner Kunstausstellung. This was followed by a trip to
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, after which he produced a series of
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s and paintings, as well as an illustrated book, ''Sechs Monate in Indien'', with text by "E. von Leipziger". Later decorative paintings of note include " The Diet of Worms", in the auditorium of the grammar school in
Wittenberg Wittenberg ( , ; Low Saxon: ''Wittenbarg''; meaning ''White Mountain''; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (''Luther City Wittenberg'')), is the fourth largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the River Elbe, north o ...
, the allegorical paintings at the in Leipzig, and a mural for the community center in Niederbarnim, which depicts the citizens of Bernau returning home, after defeating the
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in 1432. From 1898, he was a member of the jury delegated to choose designs for the trading cards issued by the
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chocolate company. His fellow judges included
Franz Skarbina Franz Skarbina (24 February 1849 - 18 May 1910) was a German impressionist painter, draftsman, etcher and illustrator. Life Born in Berlin, he was the son of a goldsmith from Zagreb. From 1865 to 1869, he studied at the Prussian Academy of Ar ...
, Emil Doepler and Bruno Schmitz, who was a partner in the company. He died in Berlin at the age of sixty-four and was interred at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Friedhof in
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- Westend. His grave has not been preserved."Die Trauerfeier für Professor Woldemar Friedrich". In: ''
Berliner Tageblatt The ''Berliner Tageblatt'' or ''BT'' was a German language newspaper published in Berlin from 1872 to 1939. Along with the ''Frankfurter Zeitung'', it became one of the most important liberal German newspapers of its time. History The ''Berline ...
'', 21. September 1910, Morgen-Ausgabe, 1. Beiblatt, pp.1–2 and Hans-Jürgen Mende, ''Lexikon Berliner Begräbnisstätten''. Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, pg.473


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More works by Friedrich
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''Goethes Leben''
"Woldemar Friedrich's illustrations, presented as postcards, from the turn of the century" {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedrich, Woldemar 1846 births 1910 deaths German illustrators 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists