Adolf Schreyer

Christian Adolf Schreyer ( born July 9, 1828 in Frankfurt am Main, † July 29, 1899 in Kronberg im Taunus ) was a German painter.

Life

Schreyer was born as the son of originating from Speyer wine merchant Peter Schreyer and his wife Maria Salome. It came with 15 years to the Städel Art Institute and was there along with Anton Burger, Jacob Maurer and Philip Hull students, among others Jakob Becker and Johann David Passavant. Schreyer studied there until 1854, interrupted only by a few trips to the art academy in Dusseldorf, Munich and Stuttgart. 1854 Schreyer left Frankfurt and joined to 1856 as a volunteer in the Austrian army in the Crimean War. Subsequently, he served as a travel companion for Prince Emmerich von Thurn und Taxis on its journey through Hungary, Romania and Russia.

1856 Schreyer went to Paris the following year and returned to Bucharest for some time to his regiment. End of 1857 Schreyer returned to Frankfurt and also visited his friends in the Kronberger painter colony. From here he undertook in 1861 a longer trip to Paris and Algiers. In winter 1861/62 Schreyer settled in Paris, where he hoped to greater economic success. He remained until 1870 continuously in France, only interrupted by a few trips to the Middle East. Especially with his " Orient pieces " painted Schreyer after the fashion, thereby reaching international acclaim.

1872 Schreyer earned a house in Kronberg and spent now until the end of his summer in the Taunus and the winters in Paris. In 1895 he was made an honorary citizen of the town of Kronberg. He died in 1899 at the age of 71 years. In the same year, the National Gallery in Berlin on the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of his works from 150.