Friedrich Kallmorgen Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, Etcher, Illustrator

Friedrich Kallmorgen (15 November 1856 in Hamburg – 2 June 1924 in Karlsruhe) was a German Impressionist painter who specialized in landscapes and cityscapes.

His father was an architect. From 1862 to 1863, he received his first drawing lessons from his uncle, the portrait and landscape painter Theodor Kuchel (1819-1885). In 1875, he enrolled at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he studied with Andreas Müller, Ernst Deger and Eugen Dücker. After a study trip to Franconian Switzerland, with Carl Friedrich Lessing, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, where he was originally taught by Ernst Hildebrand, followed by Hans Fredrik Gude.

In the summer of 1878, he undertook painting expeditions to Lüneburg Heath and the Harz Mountains. In 1881, after a brief stay in Berlin, he returned to Karlsruhe and completed his studies with Gustav Schönleber.

Together with Schönleber and Hermann Baisch [de], he took trips to France, Belgium and Holland. Upon their return, he married the flower painter, Margarethe Hormuth [de]. In 1889, he became one of the founders of the Grötzingen artists' colony. Two years later, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden named him a Professor. During the 1890s, he designed trading cards for the Stollwerck chocolate company of Cologne. His 1899 series on Italian folksongs was especially popular.

In 1901, he was appointed a teacher of landscape painting at the Berlin University of the Arts, succeeding Eugen Bracht. In 1908, he was awarded a gold medal at the "Große Berliner Kunstausstellung [de]". He continued to travel widely, visiting Norway and Russia. After a brief residency in Heidelberg, he returned to the artists' colony near Karlsruhe and died there.

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Nov. 25, 2023
Friedrich Kallmorgen, 1856 Altona-1924 Grötzingen
Est: €500 - €1,000
Friedrich Kallmorgen, 1856 Altona-1924 Grötzingen near Karlsruhe, tree study, gnarledtree in wheat field, oil/canvas, lower left monogr. F.K. 92, approx. 40x53cm, frame approx. 49x72cm . German Description: Friedrich Kallmorgen, 1856 Altona-1924 Grötzingen bei Karlsruhe, Baumstudie, knorriger Baum im Ährenfeld, Öl/Lwd, links unten monogr. F.K. 92, ca. 40x53cm, R. ca. 49x72cm
Henry's Auktionshaus
Nov. 18, 2023
Friedrich Kallmorgen, Landscape with Willow Trees
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Signed lower right: Fr. Kallmorgen
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Nov. 17, 2023
Friedrich Kallmorgen: White Horse in an Amsterdam Alley
Est: €2,500 - €4,000
KALLMORGEN, FRIEDRICH 1856 Altona - 1924 Grötzingen Title: White Horse in an Amsterdam Alley. Date: 1908. Technique: Oil on wood. Measurement: 70 x 43.5cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower left: Fr. Kallmorgen 1908. Frame: Framed. Verso: On the plate different adhesive labels: Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung 1908 (no. 2377); Kunsthandlung Gerstenberger, Chemnitz; Galerie Herold, Hamburg. Literature: Exhib. Cat.: Friedrich Kallmorgen 1865-1924. Malerei zwischen Realismus und Impressionismus, Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe 19.03. - 26.06.2016, Petersberg 2016, ill. p. 64; I. Eder: Friedrich Kallmorgen 1856-1924. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1991, cat. rais. no. G 594 with ill. Provenance: Galerie Herold, Hamburg; Collection Kaletta, Hamburg; Private ownership, Germany. Explanations to the Catalogue Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 77,31 Euro plus 14,69 Euro VAT EU: 100,84 Euro plus 19,16 Euro VAT Worldwide: 159,66 Euro plus 30,34 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Nov. 17, 2023
Friedrich Kallmorgen: Dutch Girl in Front of the Island of Urk
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
KALLMORGEN, FRIEDRICH 1856 Altona - 1924 Grötzingen Title: Dutch Girl in Front of the Island of Urk. Technique: Oil on canvas. Measurement: 38 x 47,5cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower right: Fr. Kallmorgen 1903. Frame: Framed. Literature: Exhib. Cat.: Friedrich Kallmorgen 1865-1924. Malerei zwischen Realismus und Impressionismus, Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe 19.03. - 26.06.2016, Petersberg 2016, p. 206 w/o ill.; I. Eder: Friedrich Kallmorgen 1856-1924. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1991, cat. rais. no. G 589 w/o ill. Provenance: Collection Kaletta, Hamburg; Private ownership, Germany Explanations to the Catalogue Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Nov. 17, 2023
Friedrich Kallmorgen: Nördlingen Farmer with Cow
Est: €4,500 - €5,500
KALLMORGEN, FRIEDRICH 1856 Altona - 1924 Grötzingen Title: Nördlingen Farmer with Cow. Technique: Oil on canvas. Measurement: 40 x 50cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower right: Fr. Kallmorgen / 1913. Frame: Framed. Literature: Exhib. Cat.: Friedrich Kallmorgen 1865-1924. Malerei zwischen Realismus und Impressionismus, Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe 19.03. - 26.06.2016, Petersberg 2016, p. 207 w/o ill.; I. Eder: Friedrich Kallmorgen 1856-1924. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1991, cat. rais. no. G 791. Provenance: Collection Kaletta, Hamburg; Private ownership, Germany. Explanations to the Catalogue Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Nov. 17, 2023
Friedrich Kallmorgen: Reading Children in the Garden
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
KALLMORGEN, FRIEDRICH 1856 Altona - 1924 Grötzingen Title: Reading Children in the Garden. Technique: Oil on canvas. Measurement: 68 x 92cm. Notation: Monogrammed lower left: Fr.K. Frame: Framed. Provenance: Private ownership, Germany Explanations to the Catalogue Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Nov. 17, 2023
Friedrich Kallmorgen: The Gleaner
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
KALLMORGEN, FRIEDRICH 1856 Altona - 1924 Grötzingen Title: The Gleaner. Technique: Oil on canvas. Mounting: Relined. Measurement: 38,5 x 52cm. Notation: Monogrammed and dated lower right: F.K. 92. Frame: Framed. Verso: Estate label on the stretcher with the no. 214. Provenance: Private ownership, Germany Explanations to the Catalogue Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 52,94 Euro plus 10,06 Euro VAT EU: 79,83 Euro plus 15,17 Euro VAT Worldwide: 138,66 Euro plus 26,34 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Nov. 17, 2023
Friedrich Kallmorgen: "Der Blumenmarkt in Karlsruhe" (Flower Market in Karlsruhe)
Est: €25,000 - €35,000
KALLMORGEN, FRIEDRICH 1856 Altona - 1924 Grötzingen Title: "Der Blumenmarkt in Karlsruhe" (Flower Market in Karlsruhe). Technique: Oil on canvas. Measurement: 46.5 x 73.5cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower right: Fr. Kallmorgen 1887 (date painted over). Frame: Framed. Literature: Irene Eder: Friedrich Kallmorgen. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1991, cat. rais. no. G.125. Provenance: Private ownership, Germany, 1950 - 2017; Private ownership, Switzerland, since 2017. Born in 1856 in Hamburg-Altona, which was still Danish at the time, as the son of a master builder, Friedrich Kallmorgen received his first drawing lessons from his uncle, the painter Theodor Kuchel, at the age of six. After four years of lessons at the arts and crafts school in Altona, he resisted his father's wish to pursue a career as an architect. Kallmorgen quickly decided to become a painter and in 1875 entered the Düsseldorf Academy, the leading teaching institution for landscape painting at the time. Initially he studied with Andreas Müller and Ernst Degner, but already in the following year he switched to the landscape class of Eugen Dücker. After a study trip with C. F. Lessing, Friedrich Kallmorgen transferred in 1877 to the Academy of Arts in Karlsruhe, another centre of open-air painting, to study first in the landscape class with Ernst Hildebrand and later with Hans Frederik Gude. Another study trip takes the painter to Blankenburg am Harz and to the Lüneburg Heath. After a short stay in Berlin Kallmorgen returned to Karlsruhe and continued his studies with Gustav Schönleber. At the beginning of the 1880s, he went on further study trips to northern Germany, Holland, France and Belgium, among other places, and his pronounced love of travel continued until the end of his life. He was fascinated by the Netherlands. Painting utensils and a sketchpad were his constant companions to capture the impressions gained on his travels in oil studies. His main focus was on landscape and city impressions as well as scenes from everyday life. Detailed studies of ships, roofs, windmills and plants subsequently serve as the basis for his studio paintings. His oeuvre captivates through the impressions gained on his travels, especially through the skilful combination of genre and landscape depictions. Recurring and characteristic for his work are the sometimes very dissolved brushstrokes and the impressive use of colour. In addition to his core métier, Friedrich Kallmorgen also devoted himself to art-political tasks. In 1889 the painter founded a rural artists' colony in Grötzingen, from which the secessionist Karlsruhe Artists' Association emerged in 1896. In the years between 1890 and 1900 he again undertook numerous trips abroad, among others to Paris, Brussels and Italy. In 1901 Kallmorgen was appointed teacher of the landscape class at the Berlin Art Academy, but he remained close to his native Baden until the end of his life. The painter impressively depicts an everyday scene at the flower market in his adopted home of Karlsruhe. The scene is lined with treetops through which finely accentuated light reflections fall on the action. Light in the form of radiant spots seems to be the painting's leitmotif. The painter skilfully reproduces the impression with fine brushstrokes and a luminous variety of colours in red, yellow, green and white. The virtuoso treatment of light is particularly significant here, which is entirely in the tradition of the painter. Here Kallmorgen effectively reproduces an everyday scene at the flower market in his adopted hometown of Karlsruhe. The scene is lined with treetops through which finely accentuated reflections of light fall on the action. Light in the form of radiant spots seems to be the painting's leitmotif. The painter skilfully reproduces the impression with fine brushstrokes and a luminous variety of colours in red, yellow, green and white. The virtuoso treatment of light is particularly significant here, which is entirely in the tradition of the painter. In her catalogue raisonné, Irene Eder describes the present work as signed and dated 1887. However, this date now shimmers faintly under an overpainting which, as the restorers of the "Gruppe Köln" assure us, was applied later. The previous owner of the painting explained to us that in the 1990s he was temporarily resident in a non-European country whose regulations prohibited the import and export of older works of art. In order to avoid inconveniences, he felt compelled to have the dating made unrecognisable. Explanations to the Catalogue Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. For this lot we will charge an extra allocation for import VAT, as the item has been imported from outside the EU (Conditions of Sale §V5.2).
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Nov. 09, 2023
Kallmorgen, Friedrich
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Kallmorgen, Friedrich Hamburg 1856 - Grötzingen 1924 64 x 113 cm River landscape in spring with a young girl and geese at the right riverbank. Oil/canvas, signed lower left, verso on the canvas inscribed, on the stretcher several old labels, amongst others Kunst-Verein Bremen with numbering 716. From an old Baden collection. Cf. Irene Eder, Friedrich Kallmorgen 1856-1924. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1991, p. 100, G177 "Frühlingsanfang".
Nagel Auction
Nov. 04, 2023
Kallmorgen, Friedrich
Est: -
Kallmorgen, Friedrich 1856 Altona - 1924 Grötzingen bei Karlsruhe Frühling. Monogrammiert. Öl/Lwd., 40 x 50 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
Oct. 14, 2023
F. KALLMORGEN (*1856), Busy street, Hamburg, 1904, Reproduction
Est: €75 - €125
Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856 Hamburg - 1924 Grötzingen): Impression of Hamburg View of a street in the Speicherstadt bustling with passers-by and residents, 1904, Reproduction Technique: Reproduction on Paper, mounted on Paper Inscription: To the left with the monogram "NLG". Date: 1904 Description: Reproduction of a drawing. Inscribed, signed and dated "Hamburg Fr. Kallmorgen 30/9/04" in the lower right corner of the image. Keywords: 20th century, Realism, Cities, Germany,
Fichter Kunsthandel
Sep. 23, 2023
Friedrich Kallmorgen (Altona 1856 - GrÃ¶tzingen 1924). Port of Hamburg.
Est: €3,800 -
Oil/canvas. 54 x 65,5 cm. Lo. ri. monogr. F. K., on the reverse estate label with title and no. 110. - Painter and graphic artist in the tradition of the school of Barbizon who had a preference for motifs from the Hamburg Harbour. K. studied at the DÃ¼sseldorf and Karlsruhe Academies under G. SchÃ¶nleber. He became professor in Berlin, thereafter in Karlsruhe. K. won numerous awards, since 1910 he was director of the GroÃŸe Berliner Kunstausstellung. Mus.: Berlin (Nat.-Gal.), Hamburg (Kunsthalle, Altonaer Mus.), Dresden, Karlsruhe a. others Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Heydorn, Rump, Der Neue Rump, I. Eder: F. K., WVZ, 1991 a. others.
Auktionshaus Stahl
Sep. 23, 2023
Kallmorgen, Friedrich (1856 Altona - Grötzingen 1924)
Est: €60 - €72
"In's Meer hinaus", so in der Platte mittig u. betitelt und re. u. sign. mit Dat. (18)98. Farblithographie (gebräunt und l. fleckig). Ca. 20x 35,5 cm, breitrandig.
Dannenberg
Jul. 13, 2023
Kallmorgen, Friedrich
Est: €1,800 - €2,700
(1856 Altona - Grötzingen bei Karlsruhe 1924). Holländische Bauersleute am Gehöft. Öl auf Leinwand. Auf Karton mont. Signiert und datiert unten links: Fr. Kallmorgen 1885. 50 x 43 cm. Gerahmt. Rückseitig auf dem Keilrahmen alt bezeichnet: "Motiv aus dem holländischen Dorf "Hoornaar" (.) von Dordrecht". R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Jul. 08, 2023
Friedrich KALLMORGEN (1856-1924), 'Bäuerliche Genre-Szene' / 'A farmer genre scenery', 1906
Est: €1,400 - €2,800
Technik: Öl auf Leinwand, gerahmt, Signatur: unten rechts signiert 'Fr. Kallmorgen', datiert: 1906, Maße: 66,5 x 53,5 cm, Zustand: gut
Auktionshaus Schwab
Jun. 24, 2023
Kallmorgen, Friedrich (1856 Altona - Grötzingen 1924)
Est: €100 - €120
Ansicht von St. Othmar in "Dinker", so li. u. betitelt, sign. und dat. 3.10.(19)22. Bleistiftzeichnung. 20x 28 cm. R.
Dannenberg
May. 25, 2023
Kallmorgen, Friedrich
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
(1856 Altona - Grötzingen bei Karlsruhe 1924). Holländische Bauersleute am Gehöft. Öl auf Leinwand. Auf Karton mont. Signiert und datiert unten links: Fr. Kallmorgen 1885. 50 x 43 cm. Gerahmt. Rückseitig auf dem Keilrahmen alt bezeichnet: "Motiv aus dem holländischen Dorf "Hoornaar" (.) von Dordrecht". R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
May. 20, 2023
Kallmorgen, Train Factory, Color Lithograph
Est: $150 - $250
Friedrich Kallmorgen (German, 1856-1924), 'Lokomotiv-Werkstatte' train factory, color lithograph, 29" H x 40" W (sheet), 30 1/2" H x 40 1/2" W (frame), listed in Irene Eders 1991 monograph of Kallmorgen (Eder L81). Provenance: from a Encino, California estate.
Kaminski Auctions
May. 06, 2023
F. KALLMORGEN (*1856), Busy street, Hamburg, 1904, Reproduction
Est: €75 - €125
Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856 Hamburg - 1924 Grötzingen): Impression of Hamburg View of a street in the Speicherstadt bustling with passers-by and residents, 1904, Reproduction Technique: Reproduction on Paper, mounted on Paper Inscription: To the left with the monogram "NLG". Date: 1904 Description: Reproduction of a drawing. Inscribed, signed and dated "Hamburg Fr. Kallmorgen 30/9/04" in the lower right corner of the image. Keywords: 20th century, Realism, Cities, Germany,
Fichter Kunsthandel
Apr. 20, 2023
Kallmorgen, Friedrich
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Kallmorgen, Friedrich Hamburg 1856 - Grötzingen 1924 64 x 113 cm Flußlandschaft im Frühling mit einem Mädchen und Gänsen am rechten Ufer. Öl/Lwd., unten links signiert, rückseitig auf der Leinwand bezeichnet , auf dem Keilrahmen diverse alte Etiketten, u.a. Kunst-Verein Bremen mit Nummerierung 716. Aus einer alten badischen Sammlung. Vgl. Irene Eder, Friedrich Kallmorgen 1856-1924. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1991, S. 100, G177 "Frühlingsanfang". Kallmorgen, Friedrich Hamburg 1856 - Grötzingen 1924 64 x 113 cm River landscape in spring with a young girl and geese at the right riverbank. Oil/canvas, signed lower left, verso on the canvas inscribed, on the stretcher several old labels, amongst others Kunst-Verein Bremen with numbering 716. From an old Baden Collection. Cf. Irene Eder, Friedrich Kallmorgen 1856-1924. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1991, p. 100, G177 "Frühlingsanfang".
Nagel Auction
Mar. 10, 2023
FRIEDRICH KALLMORGEN
Est: €1,300 - €2,600
FRIEDRICH KALLMORGEN 1856 Altona - 1924 Karlsruhe The Smoker Oil on canvas on cardboard. 36 x 17,5 cm (F. 48 x 30 cm). Monogrammed and indistinctly dated 'F. K. 8(?)' and signed lower left 'Fr. Kallmorgen'. Verso: label 'Galerie Moos Karlsruhe'. Rest. Frame. FRIEDRICH KALLMORGEN 1856 Altona - 1924 Karlsruhe Der Raucher Öl auf Leinwand auf Malkarton. 36 x 17,5 cm (R. 48 x 30 cm). Monogrammiert und schwer leserlich datiert am linken Rand 'F. K. 8(?)' sowie signiert unten links 'Fr. Kallmorgen'. Verso: Etikett 'Galerie Moos Karlsruhe'. Rest. Rahmen.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Feb. 26, 2023
FRIEDRICH KALLMORGEN (1856 ALTONA-1924 GRÖTZINGEN)
Est: -
Radierung, ¨Mädchen mit Büchern¨ (1918), unten rechts in der Platte signiert ¨F. Kallmorgen¨ und datiert, ca. 14,5x10cm, gerahmt (26x19cm), leicht gebräunt
Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG
Dec. 04, 2022
Friedrich Kallmorgen
Est: €280 - €560
(1856 Altona - 1924 Grötzingen / Karlsruhe) Ansicht von St. Othmar in Dinker (Welver) Flankiert von Fachwerkhäusern und Bäumen, die sehr fein und detailreich ausgeführte Architekturansicht des bekannten deutschen Impressionisten, der 1875-1881 in Düsseldorf u. a. bei Eugen Dücker studierte, später bei Hans Fredrik Gude in Karlsruhe und Berlin. Bleistift/Papier; L. u. sign., ortsbez. u. dat. "Dinker, den 3.10.(19)22"; Verso Skizzen gotischer Architekturelemente. Auf der Rahmenabdeckung altes Papieretikett mit Nachlassvermerk. 20,1 cm x 28,5 cm. Rahmen. Pencil on paper. Signed, dated 1922 and with location Dinker.
Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden
Dec. 03, 2022
Kallmorgen, Friedrich
Est: -
Kallmorgen, Friedrich 1856 Altona - 1924 Grötzingen bei Karlsruhe Amsterdam mit Blick auf die Oude Kerk. Signiert. Datiert (18) 96. Öl/Lwd., 37 x 48 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus