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Carl d'Unker
Düsseldorf school of painting

Carl Henrik Lützow d'Unker (9 February 1828 – 24 March 1866)

genre painter whose works depicted contemporary subjects, such as waiting rooms at railway stations or scenes from pawnshops.[2][3]

Biography

He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father, Carl Henning d'Unker, was a Norwegian soldier, while his mother, Anna Christina Brunstedt, was a Swedish citizen. He began his career as a soldier and served in the Svea Life Guards for a short time.[4] In 1848 he volunteered for the First Schleswig War (1848–1849).[5] Shortly after his return to Sweden he abandoned his military career in favor of an artistic one. He moved to Düsseldorf from 1851-1853 to study painting where he became a student of Karl Ferdinand Sohn (1805–1867).[6][3]

During the years 1856 and 1857, he conducted study trips in

Charles XV of Sweden. He died the following year in Düsseldorf.[5][3]

Personal life

On 25 June 1859, he married Clara Wilhelmine Therese Karoline Antonie Schnitzler (b. 1839), the daughter of master builder Peter Heinrich Gregor Anton Schnitzler (1796–1873), after which he was able to live a carefree life financially. In 1864 he and his wife had a son, Detlev Wilhelm Albert d'Unker Luetzow.[7][3]

Gallery

  • Woman with a Rosary (1853)
    Woman with a Rosary (1853)
  • Second-class waiting room (ca 1865)
    Second-class waiting room (ca 1865)
  • Third-class waiting room II (1865)
    Third-class waiting room II (1865)
  • Gypsy Family in Prison (1864)
    Gypsy
    Family in Prison     (1864)
  • The Pawnshop II (1859)
    The Pawnshop II (1859)
  • The Pawnshop (V) (1860)
    The Pawnshop (V) (1860)
  • A gambling party - illustration to scene 1 of La traviata.
    A gambling party - illustration to scene 1 of La traviata.

References

  1. ^ Carl d'Unker in Nationalencyklopedien (in Swedish)
  2. ^ "Carl Henrik D'Unker, Real Paintings, Real Testimonials".
  3. ^ a b c d Eskil Oronlund. "Carl Henrik d'Unker (d'Unker-Lützow)". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Carl d Unker 1Australian Oil Painting Reproduction". www.oil-paintings.com.au. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  5. ^ a b Carl D'Unker in Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)
  6. ^ "Carl Ferdinand Sohn". RKD – Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. ISBN 91-973689-0-3
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