182 - Ludwig Gottfried Schmidbauer* (Würzburg 1890 - 1975 Kirchberg)

Ludwig Gottfried Schmidbauer* (Würzburg 1890 - 1975 Kirchberg) In the iron foundry II, 1935 oil/canvas 71 x 55 cm signed L. G. Schmidbauer, dated 1935 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE °€ 1000 - 1600 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE °€ 1000 Ludwig Gottfried Schmidbauer was a German painter and graphic artist associated with Franconian Realism, focusing on landscapes, church interiors, and religious motifs. Born in Würzburg in 1890 to a teacher, he studied at the Munich Academy of Art under Peter Halm and Max Doerner from 1910 to 1916. He began exhibiting with the New Munich Secession in 1925, relocated to Middle Franconia in 1930, worked as an independent artist in Kirchberg from 1945 onwards, and created altarpieces and murals for Franconian churches starting in 1950. Schmidbauer depicted Franconian villages, Romanesque churches, and portraits of farmers using clear line work, a transparent watercolor technique, and an atmosphere of sacred stillness; his style was influenced by the art of Der Blaue Reiter, the Franconian regional style, and a religiously inspired realism. He produced oil paintings, watercolors, etchings, and frescoes characterized by pared-down compositions and spiritual depth. Artists and concepts relevant to contextualizing his work include his teachers Peter Halm and Max Doerner; the New Munich Secession as a key exhibition venue; the 20th-century traditions of landscape painting and religious art; and Realism as a broad stylistic category. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights and platform fee. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer's premium and platform fee. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.