Michael Johann Schnitzler (Neustadt, 1782-Munich, 1861)
Still life with dead birds, c. 1830-1850
Oil on panel.
67.5 x 51.5 cm (framed: 76 x 62 cm).
Signed "M. Schnitzler" (lower left)
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Michael Johann Schnitzler (Neustadt, 1782 - Munich, 1861) is a German painter who specialized in animals and still life painting. Little is known about the artist, who surely deserves more...
Michael Johann Schnitzler (Neustadt, 1782 - Munich, 1861) is a German painter who specialized in animals and still life painting. Little is known about the artist, who surely deserves more attention. He studied at the Munich Academy and worked in the city as a court theater painter. He later traveled to Ulm and Stuttgart for work. This exquisite still life with dead birds demonstrates the painter's talent, particularly in the treatment of the birds' feathers, as well as his knowledge of German art history: the impressive wing of the dead duck refers to the Wing of a European Roller made by Albrecht Dürer circa 1500 (Vienna, Albertina).
Signed "M. Schnitzler" (lower left).
Signed "M. Schnitzler" (lower left).
Provenance
Painted by Michael Johann Schnitzler around 1830-1850, probably in Munich;Munich, private collection, around 1900;
Germany, private collection;
Switzerland, private collection.
Literature
Unpublished.Further literature on Michael Schnitzler:
J. R. Füssli, Allgemeines Künstlerlexikonk oder: Kurze Nachricht von dem Leben und den Werken der Malei, Bildhauser, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Kunstgiesser, Stahlschneiden, Zurich, 2vol., 1810.
J. D. Passavant, Galerie Leuchtenberg. Gemälde-Sammlung seiner kaiserl. Hoheit des Herzogs von Leuchtenberg in München, Frankfurt am Main, 1851.
L. Schrott, Biedermeier in München: Dokumente einer schöpferischen Zeit, Munich, 1963.