Berthold Woltze

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Berthold Woltze (born 24 August 1829 in Havelberg; died 29 November 1896 in Weimar) was a German genre painter, portrait painter, and illustrator.[1]

Berthold Woltze was a professor at Weimar Saxon Grand Ducal Art School. In the period from 1871 to 1878 he published numerous of his works in the Gartenlaube newspaper. One of his most famous works is Der lästige Kavalier (The Annoying Gentleman).

He was the father of the architectural painter Peter Woltze [de] (1860–1925).[2]

  • Der lästige Kavalier (The Annoying Gentleman), 1874, oil on canvas, German Historical Museum, Berlin[3]
    Der lästige Kavalier (The Annoying Gentleman), 1874, oil on canvas, German Historical Museum, Berlin[3]
  • Das Schnäppchen (The Bargain), oil on canvas, Runcorn Town Hall
    Das Schnäppchen (The Bargain), oil on canvas, Runcorn Town Hall
  • Parkszene mit verliebter junger Frau (Park Scene with a Young Woman in Love), oil on canvas, private collection
    Parkszene mit verliebter junger Frau (Park Scene with a Young Woman in Love), oil on canvas, private collection
  • Junge Zigeunerin im Arrest (Young Gipsy under Arrest), oil on canvas, private collection
    Junge Zigeunerin im Arrest (Young Gipsy under Arrest), oil on canvas, private collection
  • Guter Rat ist teuer! (Good Advice is Expensive!), 1873, oil on canvas, location unknown
    Guter Rat ist teuer! (Good Advice is Expensive!), 1873, oil on canvas, location unknown
  • Auf einem Felsvorsprung neben einem Kreuz sitzendes Mädchen (Girl sitting on a ledge next to a cross), oil on canvas, private collection
    Auf einem Felsvorsprung neben einem Kreuz sitzendes Mädchen (Girl sitting on a ledge next to a cross), oil on canvas, private collection
  • Der Brief (The Letter), oil on canvas, private collection
    Der Brief (The Letter), oil on canvas, private collection
  • Ein Brief aus Amerika (A Letter from America), c. 1860, oil on canvas, German Historical Museum, Berlin
    Ein Brief aus Amerika (A Letter from America), c. 1860, oil on canvas, German Historical Museum, Berlin
  • Carl Alexander Großherzog von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, oil on canvas, Klassik Stiftung Weimar

References

  1. ^ Great Pictures by Great Painters: More Than Two Hundred Photographic Reproductions of Choice Paintings, Together with Descriptions of the Paintings and Biographical Notes of the Artists Represented. Crowell & Kirkpatrick Company. 1901. p. 79.
  2. ^ Merrill, Peter C. (1997). German Immigrant Artists in America: A Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810832664.
  3. ^ Co, Art History (6 July 2020). "The Irritating Gentleman: Berthold Woltze". arthistory.co. Retrieved 2024-01-11.