Hans Thoma (1839 - 1924) was born in the Black Forest as the son of a trained miller. He began some apprenticeships, first as a lithographer and later as a clock shield painter, but broke them both off prematurely. He learned the basics of painting and finally joined the Karlsruhe Academy in 1859. He studied under the tutelage of Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Ludwig Des Coudres. Des Coudres had the greatest influence on his career. After his graduation in 1866 Thoma moved through different cities, such as Basel, DĂĽsseldorf and Paris. During his time in Paris he was particularly impressed by the paintings of Gustave Courbets.
During his wandering years, Thoma's works were only marked by mediocre success. It was only in Munich, then the art capital of Germany, that Thoma was able to establish his reputation as a painter nationwide with an exhibition of around 30 paintings in 1890. In Munich he also met his wife, the painter Cella Berteneder. In his painting "Auf einer Waldwiese" she stood model for her husband. The peak of his career finally came in 1899, when Thoma was able to move into an apartment next to the cemetery together with his family. For Thoma, this was final proof that his work was recognized as a painter. In the same year he was also appointed professor at the Karlsruhe School of Art. The death of his wife in 1901 hit Thoma hard, whereupon he suffered from depressions for years.
Thoma had many friends in painting circles, such as Wilhelm Steinhausen, with whom he lived next door for a while, or Otto Scholderer. At that time Thoma travelled to Paris with Scholderer. Although Thoma studied with various masters, his works showed few modern influences. Many of his paintings show landscapes and idyllic scenes, which are influenced by his early impressions from his home region. These include works such as "Der Rhein bei Säckingen", "Schwarzwaldlandschaft" or "Sommer". Thoma made many portraits of his close friends and family members. Equally convincing are the numerous portraits of his close friends. family members and his self-portraits. Among his weakest and worst rated pictures are the mythological-religious motifs such as "Eight dancing women in bird bodies" or "Temptation on the mountain". They are generally felt to be overdrawn and are stylistically reminiscent of the works of the Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin.
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.jpg "Triton and Nereid, 1895 by Hans Thoma")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1706795).jpg "November (the Rain Gods) by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Study of a Young Woman in a Long Shawl, with Arms Crossed on Her Chest by Hans Thoma")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1712616).jpg "Study of the Figure of Christ (recto and verso) by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Drawing for the Primer: Pig by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Nude of a Walking Man in Profile, with Repetition of His Head in the Upper Right Corner by Hans Thoma")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1710344).jpg "The Wanderer (Masterpiece) by Hans Thoma")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1707507).jpg "December (Wotan with Wolves) by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Meadow, Farmhouse in the Background by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Study of a Female Figure Floating Above the Ground; Verso, Repetition of the Composition in Outline by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Self-Portrait with Cupid and Death by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Landscape near Ermatingen by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Christ Presented to the Knees in a Standing Position, En Face by Hans Thoma")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1711769).jpg "March (the Wind Gods) by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Marsh on the Rhine by Hans Thoma")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1707046).jpg "June (Youth with Rose) by Hans Thoma")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1709614).jpg "July (The Thunder God Thor) by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Meadow Stream with Bushes and Grasses by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Young Girl with Hands on the Table, Shown to the Waist by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Study of St. John the Baptist by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Bust of an Old Man with a Long Beard Leaning on a Cane, Shown in Profile by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Rock in a Meadow Valley by Hans Thoma")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1709936).jpg "Portrait of a Girl (Ella with Straw Hat) by Hans Thoma")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1709721).jpg "April (the Spring Goddess Blinds the Winter) by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Study of a Kneeling Woman by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "View of Rocks and Ridges by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Man in Robe with Exposed Torso, Hunting Horn at Side and Sword in Right Hand by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Christmas Triptych: Annunciation to the Shepherds by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Drawing for the Primer: Ear of Corn by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Head Study of a Young Black Man by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "The Sun by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Adam and Eve by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Surroundings of the Monastery of St. Francis in Florence by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "In Paradise by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Dancing Couples in an Inn by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "The War by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Christ in Flowing Robes, with Outstretched Arms by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Autumn Tree in Front of Meadow Valley by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Farmstead in Präg in the Black Forest by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Let There Be Light by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "At the Edge of the Forest. Rider on a Path, Inward Facing by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Woman by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Male Nude by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Mary with St. John the Evangelist, verso: Contour Repetition of the Same Composition by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Girl on the Arbor of a Farmhouse by Hans Thoma")
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.jpg "Drawing for the Primer: Scales by Hans Thoma")
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