Eduardo Schlageter
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Eduardo Schlageter was a Venezuelan-German painter.
, Miranda
. His parents were Pius Schlageter and Laura Singre, who met in Germany and got married. After that the couple moved to Venezuela
in 1893 from the Grand Duchy of Baden
where they were living. The reason of the family's move was because the government of the Venezuelan president Antonio Guzmán Blanco
contracted Pius to assume the general direction of the Venezuelan National Imprent, because he was a widely known lithographer
.
Eduardo Schalgeter was born November 17, 1893 in Caracas
, Venezuela
and as soon as he reached the right age, he was sent to the Venezuelan German School in Caracas, where he studied until he was 8 years old. Then, Eduardo was sent to Germany to study in a school until he finished high school. All over the school and high school years, he often traveled in his vacations to Venezuela to join his family, and in 1913 he decided to continue his studies in the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, but in 1914, the First World War interrupted his studies, and he went back to Venezuela.
In Venezuela he joined the family's lithography business and soon he entered/got in contact with the most prominent artists and painters of the time. Here belong Raúl Santana and Leonico Martinez, the later founders of the Fine Arts Circle of Venezuela. In 1915 he moved back to Europe where he studied in Switzerland
, country he chose because of its neutrality before the war. He studied in the Geneva's fine arts academy where his teachers, Ferdinand Hodler
and Edouard Ravel, deeply influenced his style and interests.
In 1917 he moved to Paris
after Ravel's advicement, and soon rises between the local painters. A couple of years later in 1921 he moved to Venezuela, where he continued with his career as a painter and work with his father in the family business. He made several portraits, including one of the vice president of Venezuela Juan Crisóstomo Gómez and many of other privates.
Eduardo Schlageter married a wealthy lady, Carmen Boulton Pietri in March 1929, and four children were born from that marriage. And in the decade of 1930's he continued painting Venezuelan landscapes and received both French and Venezuelan awards. In 1942 he traveled to the Marcy Gallery in New York
as representative of a Venezuelan art committee and exhibited his creations, gaining considerable prestige.
In 1950 he suffered a heart attack and after this, all the years through he travelled to the thermal baths in Bad Gastein, Germany, where he kept creating more waterpaintings. After he retired in 1963 from the general directive of the family company, he kept traveling to Germany frequently and having exhibitions both in Venezuela and in Europe about his paintings. During the decade of the 1960s he and his family donated a terrain for the construction of the Universidad Metropolitana
(Metropolitan University) in Caracas which was founded in 1970.
In 1972 he suffered several heart attacks, and his health was seriously weakened after this, affecting him and his work, and two years later he died at the age of 81 on August 21, 1974 in Caracas.
Biography
He was born in CaracasCaracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Miranda
Miranda (state)
Miranda State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. It is ranked second in population among Venezuelan states, after Zulia State. In June 30, 2010, it had approximately 2,987,968 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the...
. His parents were Pius Schlageter and Laura Singre, who met in Germany and got married. After that the couple moved to Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
in 1893 from the Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Baden
The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918.-History:...
where they were living. The reason of the family's move was because the government of the Venezuelan president Antonio Guzmán Blanco
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco was President of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870–1877, from 1879–1884, and from 1886–1887....
contracted Pius to assume the general direction of the Venezuelan National Imprent, because he was a widely known lithographer
Lithography
Lithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface...
.
Eduardo Schalgeter was born November 17, 1893 in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and as soon as he reached the right age, he was sent to the Venezuelan German School in Caracas, where he studied until he was 8 years old. Then, Eduardo was sent to Germany to study in a school until he finished high school. All over the school and high school years, he often traveled in his vacations to Venezuela to join his family, and in 1913 he decided to continue his studies in the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, but in 1914, the First World War interrupted his studies, and he went back to Venezuela.
In Venezuela he joined the family's lithography business and soon he entered/got in contact with the most prominent artists and painters of the time. Here belong Raúl Santana and Leonico Martinez, the later founders of the Fine Arts Circle of Venezuela. In 1915 he moved back to Europe where he studied in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, country he chose because of its neutrality before the war. He studied in the Geneva's fine arts academy where his teachers, Ferdinand Hodler
Ferdinand Hodler
Ferdinand Hodler was one of the best-known Swiss painters of the 19th century.-Life:Hodler was born in Berne, the eldest of six children. His father, Jean Hodler, made a meager living as a carpenter; his mother, Marguerite , was from a peasant family...
and Edouard Ravel, deeply influenced his style and interests.
In 1917 he moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
after Ravel's advicement, and soon rises between the local painters. A couple of years later in 1921 he moved to Venezuela, where he continued with his career as a painter and work with his father in the family business. He made several portraits, including one of the vice president of Venezuela Juan Crisóstomo Gómez and many of other privates.
Eduardo Schlageter married a wealthy lady, Carmen Boulton Pietri in March 1929, and four children were born from that marriage. And in the decade of 1930's he continued painting Venezuelan landscapes and received both French and Venezuelan awards. In 1942 he traveled to the Marcy Gallery in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
as representative of a Venezuelan art committee and exhibited his creations, gaining considerable prestige.
In 1950 he suffered a heart attack and after this, all the years through he travelled to the thermal baths in Bad Gastein, Germany, where he kept creating more waterpaintings. After he retired in 1963 from the general directive of the family company, he kept traveling to Germany frequently and having exhibitions both in Venezuela and in Europe about his paintings. During the decade of the 1960s he and his family donated a terrain for the construction of the Universidad Metropolitana
Universidad Metropolitana
The Metropolitan University was founded in 1970 by a group of entrepreneurs led by Eugenio Mendoza Goiticoa in the terrains donated by the businessman Pius Schlageter, father of the venezuelan painter Eduardo Schlageter. It is located in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, near Petare.Today, the...
(Metropolitan University) in Caracas which was founded in 1970.
In 1972 he suffered several heart attacks, and his health was seriously weakened after this, affecting him and his work, and two years later he died at the age of 81 on August 21, 1974 in Caracas.