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Friedrich "Fritz" Bindewald (31 January 1862 – 1 February 1940) was a German painter associated with theDüsseldorfer Malerschule, and a member of theReichstag.
He was born in Busenborn,Schotten on 31 January 1862 toTheodor Bindewald [de], a pastor and writer, and his wife, Luise Christine, née Buff (1832–1913), a great niece ofCharlotte Buff. He attended thegymnasium inLaubach from 1875 to 1880, then performed one year of volunteer community service before taking his exams.
From that time until 1888, he was enrolled at theKunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he studiedhistory painting, anatomical drawing, andperspective. His instructors includedJohann Peter Theodor Janssen,Eduard von Gebhardt,Hugo Crola, andJulius Roeting. Until 1890, he was a member of "Tartarus [de]", a nationalistic student organization. From 1888 to 1889, he served a year as a military volunteer, in the 116th Regiment.
After 1889, he was a self-employedgenre and landscape painter; with a preference for motifs from theVogelsberg, theRhön, and theBavarian Alps. Later, he became active in theWillingshäuser Artists' Colony [de].
He was a self-confessedantisemite. From 1893 to 1903, and again from 1907 to 1912, he was a member of the Imperial Reichstag, representing theGrand Duchy of Hesse, for theGerman Reform Party.
In 1896, he married Martha Lange (1865–1919) fromGrimma, the daughter of that city's mayor. Their son, Erwin (1897–1950), was also an artist of some note.
He died on 1 February 1940 inBerlin.
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