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THE ARRIVAL OF THE MAHMAL AT AN OASIS EN ROUTE TO MECCA
Auction: 04/25/2017
Lot: 10
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Georg Emanuel Opitz AUCTION RECORDS
1775 Prague, Czechoslavakia - 1841 Leipzig, Germany. Known for: Genre and portrait painting, illustration, teaching.
Born in Prague in 1775, Georg Opitz studied law for a short time before moving to the Academy of Arts in Dresden, where he studied under Giovanni Battista Casanova (1730-1795). In the early part of... Read full biography
Born in Prague in 1775, Georg Opitz studied law for a short time before moving to the Academy of Arts in Dresden, where he studied under Giovanni Battista Casanova (1730-1795). In the early part of his career he worked as a portrait painter before moving to Vienna in 1801. It was here that he... Read full biography
Born in Prague in 1775, Georg Opitz studied law for a short time before moving to the Academy of Arts in Dresden, where he studied under Giovanni Battista Casanova (1730-1795). In the early part of his career he worked as a portrait painter before moving to Vienna in 1801. It was here that he started to develop as a genre painter, painting scenes of everyday life; although these paintings are often laden with satire and social commentary, their warmth and charm is undeniable. Opitz moved to... Read full biography
Born in Prague in 1775, Georg Opitz studied law for a short time before moving to the Academy of Arts in Dresden, where he studied under Giovanni Battista Casanova (1730-1795). In the early part of his career he worked as a portrait painter before moving to Vienna in 1801. It was here that he started to develop as a genre painter, painting scenes of everyday life; although these paintings are often laden with satire and social commentary, their warmth and charm is undeniable. Opitz moved to Paris in 1814 and was there during the occupation of the city by Russian forces. This is why, despite the fact Opitz never set foot in Russia, some of his work reflects a close observation of Russian soldiers and Cossacks. After sojourns in Heidelberg... Read full biography
Born in Prague in 1775, Georg Opitz studied law for a short time before moving to the Academy of Arts in Dresden, where he studied under Giovanni Battista Casanova (1730-1795). In the early part of his career he worked as a portrait painter before moving to Vienna in 1801. It was here that he started to develop as a genre painter, painting scenes of everyday life; although these paintings are often laden with satire and social commentary, their warmth and charm is undeniable. Opitz moved to Paris in 1814 and was there during the occupation of the city by Russian forces. This is why, despite the fact Opitz never set foot in Russia, some of his work reflects a close observation of Russian soldiers and Cossacks. After sojourns in Heidelberg and Altenburg he settled in Leipzig in 1820. There he became a professor at the Academy of Arts an... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRussian Cossacks and a supplicant; Cossacks and Kalmyks; and Russian soldiers accompanying a priest on horseback
Georg Emanuel Opitz Auction: 06/09/2009Lot: 29Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeTHE PROPOSAL AND COMMOTION IN THE SCHOOL ROOM: TWO WATERCOLORS
Georg Emanuel Opitz Auction: 12/17/2013Lot: 62Subscribe or get free alerts
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