Heinrich Bürkel

Johann Heinrich Burkel (* May 29, 1802 in Pirmasens, † June 10, 1869 in Munich) was a German painter of the Biedermeier period. He painted mostly landscapes and scenes from the life of the people of the Alps.

Heinrich Bürkel first completed a commercial apprenticeship, but even at age 20, he moved away from home. He went to Munich and wanted to become a painter. Because his works were no recognition at the Academy, to be received, he began to study the Dutch champions and to also copy. Early on, Henry Bürkel specializing in the representation of landscapes.

In 1824 he became a member of the newly founded by him in Munich Kunstverein. A total of four times (1827, 1830, 1838 and 1853 ), he traveled to Italy and stayed in some cases up to 2 years there. In between, he went a marriage with Joan of Hofstetten. By the Munich Kunstverein managed to sell him numerous works, in part to North America. Middle of the 19th century, he was one now Carl Spitzweg and Adalbert Stifter to his friends. In 1858 he was given the honorary membership of him rejecting 30 years ago Munich Academy. Previously, he had already become an honorary member of the Vienna and Dresden Art Academy.

Highlights of his work were certainly the participations in the world exhibitions in London (1862 ) and Paris ( 1867). Heinrich Bürkel died after a long illness in 1869 quite wealthy in his Munich studio. Overall, he created over 1000 oil paintings, and in his estate were found after the death of about 6,000 drawings.