Carl Spitzweg

German · 1808–1885 · Painter, Draughtsman

Carl Spitzweg was a German romantic painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era. (Wikipedia)

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Lesender Einsiedler mit Raben in einer SchluchtKetterer Kunst · Dec 2025€361,200≈ $420,617≈ £315,211Sign up to see
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Mountain Landscape with a Mill (High-Mountain Landscape)
Oil · Canvas
31.5 x 23.5 cm
Lempertz · May 30, 2020 · Lot 2539
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €40,000–50,000View at Lempertz ↗
In the Orient
Oil · Board
27.5 x 16.5 cm
Lempertz · May 30, 2020 · Lot 2542
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €20,000–30,000View at Lempertz ↗
The Beggar Musician (Study)
Oil · Panel
26 x 9 cm
Lempertz · Nov 16, 2019 · Lot 1190
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30,000–35,000View at Lempertz ↗
By the Town
Oil
15.5 x 38.5 cm
Lempertz · Nov 17, 2018 · Lot 2051
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €100,000–120,000View at Lempertz ↗
An Italian Studio
Oil · Canvas
41 x 32 cm
Lempertz · Nov 18, 2017 · Lot 2515
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €20,000–30,000View at Lempertz ↗
Monk in a Rocky Landscape
Oil · Panel
9.8 x 14.8 cm
Lempertz · Nov 18, 2017 · Lot 2549
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €18,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
Lagernde Karrner (Rast der Streuner), Um 1870-1875
Oil · Panel
15,5 x 31,5 cm, Ra. 34 x 49,5 cm
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 23, 2017 · Lot 024
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €45,000–50,000View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
Grandmother and Child Descending a StaircaseAttributed to the artist
Oil · Panel
8-1/2" x 6-1/4". Overall 13" x 11"
James D. Julia · Feb 9, 2017 · Lot 1280
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at James D. Julia ↗
Abendliche Buschlandschaft, Um 1875
Oil
5,3 x 11,5 cm, Ra. 10 x 20 cm
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Mar 19, 2016 · Lot 015
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,800–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
Monk in a Rocky Landscape
Oil · Panel
9.8 x 14.8 cm
Lempertz · Nov 14, 2015 · Lot 1650
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €22,000–24,000View at Lempertz ↗

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About Carl Spitzweg

Carl Spitzweg was a German romantic painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era.

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In museum collections

Boomstudie, 1818 - 1885
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
The Hermit, 1833
Führermuseum · Public domain
old man with pipe on a looking on a town at sunset- time ("Das Lieblingsplätzchen"), 1840
Führermuseum · Public domain
Untitled, 1833
Führermuseum · Public domain