Nuremberg, Zeh (1817).

Jahn 201, II. -- Etching. Signed and dated in the plate. - Blade dimensions: approx. 19x15.5cm. -- well preserved. -- Johann Adam Klein was a German painter, draftsman and engraver of the Biedermeier period. He was born in Nuremberg in 1792. At the age of eight he became a student of the painter Georg Christoph von Bemmel. In 1802 he attended the Nuremberg drawing school under Gustav Philipp Zwinger, and in 1805 he became an apprentice in the studio of the engraver Ambrosius Gabler, where he learned the technique of etching and etching. Gabler recognized Klein's talent for animal drawing and sent him to cattle markets to study. In 1811 Klein went to the Vienna Academy. His clients included Count Erwin von Schönborn and Prince Metternich. Klein traveled to Hungary, Austria, the Rhine and Italy. In 1823 he married Karoline Wüst and remained in Nuremberg until her death in 1837; after her death he moved to Munich and married the widow of the engraver Wolf in 1839. He died in Munich on 21. May 1875 at the age of 83. From an artistic point of view, his prints with over 2,000 sheets as well as his study sheets and watercolors are more valuable than his oil paintings. Klein's role models include the animal painters Wilhelm von Kobell and Johann Elias Ridinger as well as Dutch painters of the 17th century. Century such as Karel Dujardin, Philips Wouwerman and Adriaen van de Velde. In his genre paintings, depictions of animals, especially horses, predominate. In his depictions, Klein placed particular emphasis on highlighting the characteristics of the various races. His prints were published by Frauenholz and the Zehsche Buchhandlung in Nuremberg and other graphic publishers. Etching. Signed and dated on the plate. Johann Adam Klein was a German painter, draftsman and engraver of the Biedermeier period. He was born in Nuremberg in 1792. At the age of eight he became a student of the painter Georg Christoph von Bemmel. In 1802 he attended the Nuremberg drawing school under Gustav Philipp Zwinger, and in 1805 he became an apprentice in the studio of the engraver Ambrosius Gabler, from whom he learned the technique of etching and etching. Gabler recognized Klein's talent for drawing animals and sent him to cattle markets to study. In 1811 Klein went to the Vienna Academy. Among his clients were Count Erwin von Schönborn and Prince Metternich. Klein undertook trips to Hungary, Austria, the Rhine and Italy. In After her death he moved to Munich and in 1839 married the widow of the engraver Wolf. He died in Munich on May 21, 1875 at the age of 83. From an artistic point of view, his prints with more than 2,000 sheets as well as his study sheets and watercolors are more valuable than his oil paintings. Klein's role models include the animal painters Wilhelm von Kobell and Johann Elias Ridinger, as well as 17th-century Dutch painters such as Karel Dujardin, Philips Wouwerman and Adriaen van de Velde. In his genre painting, representations of animals and especially horses predominate. In her depictions, Klein attached particular importance to the elaboration of the peculiarities of the various breeds. His prints were published by Frauenholz and the Zehsche bookstore in Nuremberg and other graphic publishers.

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