Karl von Enhuber

Charles of Enhuber ( born December 16, 1811 in Hof, † July 6, 1867 in Munich) was a Bavarian painter.

Charles of Enhuber was 1832 students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. From the beginning he thematized in his paintings of peasant life of his native Bavaria. His first important picture was the " Partenkirchener fair with a stain soap salesman as the center of the gaping crowd.

It was followed by the genre paintings, such as " the interrupted game of cards " ( engraved by Christoph cranberries ) or " Judgment Day " ( engraved by Georg Franz Jaquemot ). In 1860 he began his most important work, the illustrations to Melchior Meyrs "Stories from the Ries ", 13 sheets, which have appeared in photographs.

Enhuber died after prolonged suffering as a result of the sting of a poisonous fly July 6, 1867.

Reception

Enhuber understood the folk life admirably to describe and knew his pictures to give a certain amount of good nature and innocence, which often passes into waggish humor. He said carefully, but never embarrassing, and its color was glorious when they lacked even the strength.

Works (selection)

• The interrupted game of cards
• The judgment
• The missed meal time
• The rural carvers
• Homesickness
• The Vision