Fritz von Uhde cytaty

Fritz von Uhde – niemiecki malarz.

Był współzałożycielem stowarzyszenia artystycznego Secesja Monachijska . Malował nastrojowe religijne kompozycje o akcentach społecznych , sceny z dziećmi , sceny z życia własnej rodziny, portrety oraz pejzaże. W swoich obrazach budował nastrój przez natężenie światła, co zbliżało go do impresjonizmu. Wikipedia  

✵ 22. Maj 1848 – 25. Luty 1911
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Fritz von Uhde: Cytaty po angielsku

“In studying the problem of the painting of Christ's figure, I found it to be the painting of the great problem of life. To me He was the bringer of light to the darkness of the world. Many of the French artists wished to find the light in Nature. I wished to find the light within the figure that I was presenting. In Christ I grasped the embodiment of the outward and the inward light.”

Kontekst: In studying the problem of the painting of Christ's figure, I found it to be the painting of the great problem of life. To me He was the bringer of light to the darkness of the world. Many of the French artists wished to find the light in Nature. I wished to find the light within the figure that I was presenting. In Christ I grasped the embodiment of the outward and the inward light. I wished to bring things out of the darkness, as Rembrandt found all things through light.

“Rather than just a depiction of nature, I searched for something like soul. I was occupied with painting children, studying them was more rewarding to me than studying adults at that time. I also wanted to give more to the children.”

As quoted in Bowron, Aurisch, Supan, Künste (2000). Romantics, realists, revolutionaries: masterpieces of 19th-century German painting from the Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig. Prestel. p. 158

“Before commencing this work I had begun to realize how children follow the Spirit.”

In reference to his perceptions on the work Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me. As quoted by Gustav Stickley (1911). The Craftsman http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/DLDecArts/DLDecArts-idx?type=article&did=DLDecArts.hdv20n06.i0027&id=DLDecArts.hdv20n06&isize=text, Volume 20. United Crafts, p. 631