Friedrich Georg Papperitz

Friedrich Georg Papperitz, born on August 3, 1846 in Dresden and died on February 26, 1918 in Munich, was a multi-talented German artist who worked in the fields of painting, poetry and sculpture.

His artistic development began in Dresden, where he developed his skills under the guidance of J. C. C. Dahl and later in Munich under Carl Rottmann. Between 1838 and 1841 he spent time in Rome, and later traveled through Norway and Spain, where he gathered further inspiration.

Gustav Friedrich Papperitz, Friedrich Georg Papperitz’s father, himself a landscape painter, was born in Dresden on January 27, 1813 and died in the same city on January 16, 1861. Thanks to his father, Friedrich Georg came into contact with the art world at an early age and was able to gain valuable impressions of artists such as Ernst Hähnel, Julius Hübner, Robert Reinick, Ludwig Richter and Johannes Schilling. His formal training took him to the Academy of Art in Dresden from 1861 to 1864, and after a period of independent study between 1866 and 1868, he enrolled at the Academy in Antwerp, where he was particularly impressed by the works of Rubens and van Dyck. A seven-month stay in Paris followed.

In 1870, he moved to Munich and shortly afterwards was deployed as a soldier in the Franco-Prussian War. After the end of the war, he settled in Munich for good. His travels took him to various European cities, including Paris, London, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. In his earlier creative phases, he mainly devoted himself to historical and mythological themes, as in his work “Arrival in the Underworld”. In his later years, he concentrated on portrait painting and also wrote poetry. In 1896, he was awarded the title of Royal Professor.