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Wilhelm Lichtenheld (13 October 1817, Hamburg - 25 March 1891, Munich) was a German landscape and architectural painter; known for atmospheric evening and nighttime scenes.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2020)

Biography

He was the son of an actor at the Hamburg Stadt-Theater. Inspired by his father's theatrical work, he originally planned to be a stage painter and took drawing lessons from an older brother.

In 1839, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. He was able to study there for only one year, so he completed his artistic education by copying the Old Masters at the Alte Pinakothek. He also began creating his own original works; genre scenes at first, then romantic landscapes with staffage, often painted by moonlight.

He became a member of the Kunstverein München in 1840, and began participating in their exhiibitons. Later, he took a study trip to Italy and visited Venice.

His activities and interests were wide-ranging, including botany, fishing, hunting and gymnastics. He was also an avid collector. On numerous occasions, he performed as an actor, in local festivities. His seventieth birthday was a public celebration.

Sources

• Hyacinth Holland (1906), "Lichtenheld, Wilhelm", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 51, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 691–694

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wilhelm Lichtenheld.

• Matrikelbuch Akademie München
• More works by Lichtenheld @ ArtNet

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Wilhelm Lichtenheld (* 13. Oktober 1817 in Hamburg; † 25. März 1891 in München) war ein deutscher Architektur- und Landschaftsmaler.

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