Theodor Pixis

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Not to be confused with the violinist Theodor Pixis (1831-1856).
Tausend Meter über München, 1890. On the far left is Karl von Brug, a pioneer of aviation in Bavaria.

August Ludwig Theodor Pixis (1 July 1831 – 19 July 1907) was a German painter, graphic artist, illustrator and etcher.

He was born in

Philipp von Foltz and Wilhelm von Kaulbach
. Pixis made his debut in 1854 with his painting Coriolanus.

Funded and supported by his teachers, Pixis left in 1856 for two years of study in Italy. In the autumn of 1858 Pixis returned to Germany and settled in Munich. One of his first major works after his return was a cycle of illustrations for the

Ludwig II commissioned Pixis to create a series of pen drawings illustrating the music dramas of Richard Wagner. Here he proved himself very much a master student of Kaulbach. His large oil paintings show the influence of the elegant and sentimental manner of Arthur von Ramberg
.

He was also known for the invention of the process known as Pixis painting (Pixis-Patentmalerei). With the aid of photographs, oil paintings (old and new masters) could be reproduced more easily. But after a few years, his complicated process was replaced by simpler methods.

At the age of 76 years Theodor Pixis died in Pöcking. Today a street is named after him in Kaiserslautern.

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