Anton Goering
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Christian Anton Goering (18 September 1836,
Biography
Study and travels
He learned
In 1866, he arrived in Venezuela at the port of
Following extensive travels that included a visit to
He stayed in the Andes from 1869 to 1872, then spent some time in Colonia Tovar, a German settlement near the coast, before returning to Caracas. While there, he shared notes with the English spelunker, James Mudie Spence (1836-1878). They also joined to create and promote an artistic salon which came to be known as the "Exposición Anual de Bellas Artes Venezolanas". Goering presented over 50 drawings and watercolors at their first exhibition in 1872.[1] Later that same year, he and Spence participated in an expedition to climb the Pico Naiguatá. Goering returned to Germany in 1874.
Writings and honors
In 1879, a selection of his drawings was published in Die Gartenlaube then, after eighteen years of organizing his notes and drawings, they were published in 1893 as Von Tropische tieflande zum ewigen schnee (From Tropical Lowlands to Everlasting Snow).[1] This work was not translated into Spanish until 1962 when, on the occasion of its 150th anniversary, the University of the Andes published it under the title Venezuela, el más bello país tropical (Venezuela, the Most Beautiful Tropical Country). A new translation, with the original title, appeared in 1993.
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References
- ^ a b c d Biography and appreciation @ Wikihistoria del Arte Venezolano.
Further reading
- Eduardo Röhl, Anton Goering, 1836-1905. Tipografía Americana, 1948
- Walter Rolf, Los alemanes en Venezuela, Asociación Cultural Humboldt, 1985 ISBN 980-265-171-0
- Claudio A. Briceño, "Visiones geohistóricas del siglo XIX venezolano en las obras de Alejandro Humboldt, Friedrich Gerstäcker y Christian Anton Göering", Revista de Historia.
External links
- ArtNet: More paintings by Goering.
- Anton Goering @ German WikiSource.