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Carl Spitzweg

German nineteenth-century painter, representative of Biedermeier. Self-taught and a former pharmacist, he devoted himself to depicting with humour and detail scenes of bourgeois life and eccentric characters, such as scholars and dreamers, in a picturesque and narrative style.

Works
5
Years
1840–1860
As prints
3
The Butterfly Hunter, Carl SpitzwegThe Butterfly HunterCarl Spitzweg, 1840The Bookworm, Carl SpitzwegThe BookwormCarl Spitzweg, 1850From €29The Serenade, Carl SpitzwegThe SerenadeCarl Spitzweg, 1854Ash Wednesday, Carl SpitzwegAsh WednesdayCarl Spitzweg, 1860From €29The Intercepted Love Letter, Carl SpitzwegThe Intercepted Love LetterCarl Spitzweg, 1860From €29

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