 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Adolf Schrödter" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(August 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Adolf Schrödter orAdolph Schroedter (28 June 1805 – 9 December 1875) was a German painter and graphic artist; associated with theDüsseldorf school of painting. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Germancomics.
He was born inSchwedt. His father was acopper engraver. In 1820, he studied engraving in Berlin, with the graphic artistLudwig Buchhorn. By 1827, he had decided to devote himself to painting and studied at theBerlin Academy. In 1828, he went to Düsseldorf to work withWilhelm von Schadow.
In 1840, he marriedAlwine Heuser, fromGummersbach, the daughter of a wealthy merchant and niece of the painter,Henriette Jügel. He encouraged her desires to pursue a career in art. They had two sons and two daughters. Their daughter Malwine married the painterAnton von Werner in 1871.
He began making regular contributions to the new satirical magazine,Düsseldorfer Monathefte [de] in 1847.[1] The following year, he became one of the first members of the progressive artists' association "Malkasten" (Paintbox). Shortly after, he and his family moved toFrankfurt am Main, where he worked on severalparodies with the politician and writer,Johann Hermann Detmold [de].
In 1854, he and Alwine returned to Düsseldorf, to live in the former home of their friend,Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. who had moved to Karlsruhe. Their neighbors there were another artistic couple,Marie andRudolf Wiegmann.
They moved again in 1859, to Karlsruhe, so he could accept a position as Professor of Ornamentation at the recently createdGroßherzoglich Badische Kunstschule Karlsruhe; where their friend from Düsseldorf, Schirmer, was serving as Director, and his sister-in-law Ida's husband,Karl Friedrich Lessing, was a Professor. He held that position until 1872. He died in Karlsruhe in 1875.
His works encompassed several types and styles: painting, illustrating, engraving, etching, woodcutting, andlithography, as well as creating ornaments. In addition to drawing cartoons for satires he also wrote them, and pursuedbotany as a hobby; becoming an amateur florist. His technical writings includeDas Zeichnen als ästhetisches Bildungsmittel (Drawing as an aesthetic means of education, 1853) andSchule der Aquarellmalerei (School of watercolor painting, 1871).
