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Johann Georg von Dillis AUCTION RECORDS
1759 Dorfen, Germany - 1841 Munich, Germany. Known for: Landscape painting and sketches.
Johann Georg von Dillis was the first-born child of a forester's family and took early education in theology and philosophy with studies about customs for talented children from rural social strata.... Read full biography
Johann Georg von Dillis was the first-born child of a forester's family and took early education in theology and philosophy with studies about customs for talented children from rural social strata. But soon he felt a desire to devote himself to painting. Until the early 19th Century, he was mostly... Read full biography
Johann Georg von Dillis was the first-born child of a forester's family and took early education in theology and philosophy with studies about customs for talented children from rural social strata. But soon he felt a desire to devote himself to painting. Until the early 19th Century, he was mostly busy giving painting lessons in German noble houses, but later it was possible for him, thanks to recommendations, to take young German and English aristocrats on trips to the Mediterranean. These... Read full biography
Johann Georg von Dillis was the first-born child of a forester's family and took early education in theology and philosophy with studies about customs for talented children from rural social strata. But soon he felt a desire to devote himself to painting. Until the early 19th Century, he was mostly busy giving painting lessons in German noble houses, but later it was possible for him, thanks to recommendations, to take young German and English aristocrats on trips to the Mediterranean. These trips much benefited his own development as a painter. With the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig I, Dillis undertook several trips to Italy, especially to Rome and Sicily. On these trips, Dillis made numerous watercolor sketches as studies for future... Read full biography
Johann Georg von Dillis was the first-born child of a forester's family and took early education in theology and philosophy with studies about customs for talented children from rural social strata. But soon he felt a desire to devote himself to painting. Until the early 19th Century, he was mostly busy giving painting lessons in German noble houses, but later it was possible for him, thanks to recommendations, to take young German and English aristocrats on trips to the Mediterranean. These trips much benefited his own development as a painter. With the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig I, Dillis undertook several trips to Italy, especially to Rome and Sicily. On these trips, Dillis made numerous watercolor sketches as studies for future vistas finished in oil. For today's eye, however, these studies, because of their fragmentary nature and Dillis' perfect color... Read full biography
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