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Johann Georg Grimm (1846–1887) was a German painter, designer and decorator who is best known for the work he produced during a lengthy stay in the Empire of Brazil.
He was the son of a successful carpenter and was initially trained to follow his father into the trade. When they were hired to do some work in the library at Rauhenzell Castle, he found himself fascinated by the art books and decided that he wanted to become a painter, so he worked his way across Bavaria, finally arriving in Munich in 1868, where he had accumulated just enough money to study at the Academy of Fine Arts under Karl von Piloty and Franz Adam.Biography
@ Arte Data by Maria Elizabete Santos Peixoto. Despite living in abject poverty, he completed his studies successfully. He briefly served in the Franco-Prussian War, where he met the painter
@ the Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. obtained for him with the recommendation of Emperor Pedro II. One of the first things he did there was introduce the practice of plein-air painting. Continuous disagreements with the Academy's leadership over his teaching methodology led to his resignation in 1884. Some of his students left with him and formed what came to be known as the "Grupo Grimm". It included many artists who would later become very well-known, such as
Johann Georg Grimm e as fazendas de café
by Carlos Roberto Maciel Levy @ the Instituto Cidade Viva
by Isabel Sanson Portela @ DezenoveVinte.
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Biography
He was the son of a successful carpenter and was initially trained to follow his father into the trade. When they were hired to do some work in the library at Rauhenzell Castle, he found himself fascinated by the art books and decided that he wanted to become a painter, so he worked his way across Bavaria, finally arriving in Munich in 1868, where he had accumulated just enough money to study at the Academy of Fine Arts under Karl von Piloty and Franz Adam.Biography@ Arte Data by Maria Elizabete Santos Peixoto. Despite living in abject poverty, he completed his studies successfully. He briefly served in the Franco-Prussian War, where he met the painter
Thomas Georg Driendl
Thomas Georg Driendl (2 April 1849, Munich - February 1916, Niterói) was a German-born Brazilian painter, architect, and art restorer. He specialized in landscapes, portraits and religious themes.
Life
His father was the lithographer Thoma ...
, who would later join him in Brazil and work with him on several projects.
In 1872, he went on foot to Berlin, where a benefactor helped him to study fresco
Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaste ...
painting. He left Berlin later that year and headed for Italy; again aided by his mysterious benefactor, believed to be the wife of a prominent surgeon. After extensive travels through Italy, North Africa via Sicily, Spain, France and England, he finally found himself in Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
and decided to go to Brazil, probably arriving in late 1877 or early 1878. He settled in Rio de Janeiro and soon teamed up with a fellow German immigrant who owned a painting and decorating company. His interest in landscapes began when he was hired by the owners of the nearby ''fazendas'' to paint topographical pictures of their properties, which he executed with photographic precision.
More travels and the Grupo Grimm
He briefly returned to Germany from 1880 to 1881, following the death of his father, then took off travelling again; this time eastward, to Greece, Turkey, Palestine and Egypt. After a stay inCorsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
, he returned to Brazil. Shortly after his arrival, he and his old friend Driendl were hired to create decorations at the Liceu Literário Português which was destroyed by fire in 1932. He then participated in an exhibition presented by the Sociedade Propagadora das Belas Artes, where he displayed the works he had painted after his earlier travels. He received the Gold Medal and much public praise, which resulted in his appointment to a vacant chair at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts,Brief biography@ the Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. obtained for him with the recommendation of Emperor Pedro II. One of the first things he did there was introduce the practice of plein-air painting. Continuous disagreements with the Academy's leadership over his teaching methodology led to his resignation in 1884. Some of his students left with him and formed what came to be known as the "Grupo Grimm". It included many artists who would later become very well-known, such as
Giovanni Battista Castagneto
Giovanni Battista Felice Castagneto, or João Batista Castagneto, (27 November 1851, Genoa – 29 December 1900, Rio de Janeiro) was an Italo-Brazilian landscape and seascape painter.
Biography
In Italy, he was a sailor. Nothing is known abou ...
and Antônio Parreiras
Antônio Diogo da Silva Parreiras (20 January 1860, Niterói – 17 October 1937, Niterói) was a Brazilian painter, designer and illustrator.
Biography
He was one of nine children and his father was a goldsmith. In 1882, he enrolled at the Ac ...
. The group had their first exhibition later that year at the Exposição Geral de Belas Artes, and several of them came away with Gold Medals.
Their association lasted only slightly more than a year, then broke up when Grimm was once again struck with wanderlust and moved to Minas Gerais, where he had worked during his first stay in the country. One of his initial projects there involved painting the curtains for the opera house in Sabará. This was followed by a tour of the coffee plantations, where he painted the life and work there as well as the architectural features he had depicted earlier.
During this time, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. In June 1887, already ravaged by the disease, he called together his friends to say goodbye. He stayed for a short time with his brother in Wengen then, following his doctor's advice, went to Merano. Then, seeking a climate that was even more favorable, he went to Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
. He died at the hospital there and was buried nearby.
References
Further reading
* , ''O Grupo Grimm; paisagismo brasileiro no século XIX''. Rio de Janeiro: Pinakotheke, 1980. * Stephanie Seltmann, ''Johann Georg Grimm 1846-1887: Künstlerkarriere zwischen Allgäu und Brasilien'', Eberl, 2006External links
Johann Georg Grimm e as fazendas de café
by Carlos Roberto Maciel Levy @ the Instituto Cidade Viva
by Isabel Sanson Portela @ DezenoveVinte.
@ Kultur-oa {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimm, Georg 1846 births 1887 deaths Brazilian painters Landscape painters German emigrants to Brazil 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Italy Infectious disease deaths in Sicily