Berthold Woltze
Berthold Woltze (24 August 1829 – 29 November 1896) was a German genre painter, portrait painter, and illustrator. A professor in Weimar Saxon Grand Ducal Art School. In the period from 1871 to 1878 he published numerous of his works in the Gartenlaube newspaper.
Berthold Woltze

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- Born
- 24 August 1829
- Birthplace
- Havelberg, Germany
- Place of death
- Weimar, Germany
- Died
- 29 November 1896
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia.
- Occupation
- painter and photographer.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Languages
- German.
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Berthold Woltze (24 August 1829 – 29 November 1896) was a German genre painter, portrait painter, and illustrator. A professor in Weimar Saxon Grand Ducal Art School. In the period from 1871 to 1878 he published numerous of his works in the Gartenlaube newspaper.
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Berthold Woltze (1829–1896) was a genre painter, painter and photographer, among other activities, of Prussian nationality. The genre painter was born in Havelberg and died in Weimar. Berthold Woltze worked in Blasewitz and Weimar.
The work spans portrait. Languages used include German. Works are held at Deutsches Historisches Museum.
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One of his most famous works is Der lästige Kavalier (The Annoying Gentleman). He was the father of the architectural painter Peter Woltze (1860–1925).
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Key facts
• Born — 24 August 1829 • Birthplace — Havelberg, Germany • Place of death — Weimar, Germany • Died — 29 November 1896 • Children — Peter Woltze • Notable Works — The Annoying Gentleman (1874)
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Gallery
• Illustration — Der lästige Kavalier (The Annoying Gentleman), 1874, oil on canvas, German Historical Museum, Berlin • Illustration — Das Schnäppchen (The Bargain), oil on canvas, Runcorn Town Hall • Illustration — Parkszene mit verliebter junger Frau (Park Scene with a Young Woman in Love), oil on canvas, private collection • Illustration — Junge Zigeunerin im Arrest (Young Gipsy under Arrest), oil on canvas, private collection • Illustration — Guter Rat ist teuer! (Good Advice is Expensive!), 1873, oil on canvas, location unknown • Illustration — Auf einem Felsvorsprung neben einem Kreuz sitzendes Mädchen (Girl sitting on a ledge next to a cross), oil on canvas, private collection • Illustration — Der Brief (The Letter), oil on canvas, private collection • Illustration — Ein Brief aus Amerika (A Letter from America), c. 1860, oil on canvas, German Historical Museum, Berlin • Illustration — Carl Alexander Großherzog von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, oil on canvas, Klassik Stiftung Weimar
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His recorded language was German. One child is recorded: Peter Woltze.
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1829
Berthold Woltze born at Havelberg.
1896
Berthold Woltze died at Weimar.
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- 1.Crowell & Kirkpatrick Company. Great Pictures by Great Painters: More Than Two Hundred Photographic Reproductions of Choice Paintings, Together with Descriptions of the Paintings and Biographical Notes of the Artists Represented. 79. 1901.
- 2.Merrill, Peter C. German Immigrant Artists in America: A Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. 1997. 9780810832664.
- 3.Co, Art History. The Irritating Gentleman: Berthold Woltze. arthistory.co. 6 July 2020.
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