August Schneider
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Gerhard August Schneider (January 6, 1842 - January 14, 1873) was a Norwegian artist
and collector of folk tales.
in the county of Vest-Agder
, Norway.
Schneider was a student at the Stavanger Latin School starting in 1860. His family's career choice was for he to began to study medicine at the University of Christiania, but early in the study period, he spent more time on art than on the medical program. He was a student at J.F. Eckersberg’s Art School from 1867 to 1968, studied in Copenhagen
as a pupil of F. Vermehren (1868-1870) and from 1870 at the Academy in Antwerp.
Schneider's illustrations and informative articles made him a sought-after contributor to magazines Illustreret Nyhedsblad
, Skilling-Magazin, Norsk Folkeblad, Almuevennen and Danish publication, Illustreret Tidende. From 1863 he was permanent illustrator
in the witty magazine Vikingen. His drawings were printed after xylography
, and had often a political focus. Schneider also was a habile portrait painter.
Schneider made several trips to the valley of Setesdal
and was touched by cultural traditions in the valley. He proved himself an accomplished painter of folk life and customs, leaving a rich sketchbook. His main contribution to art was his drawings for P. Chr. Asbjørnsen
's Norske Huldre-Eventyr og Folkesagn (1879), and later editions. His illustrations for fairy tales and legends were developed in discussions with the tale collector and publisher Asbjørnsen himself, and built upon studies of peasants, house constructions and his own collection of oral tales in Setesdal
.
He committed suicide in Antwerp at 31 years of age.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and collector of folk tales.
Biography
August Gerhard Schneider was born in FlekkefjordFlekkefjord
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the...
in the county of Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
, Norway.
Schneider was a student at the Stavanger Latin School starting in 1860. His family's career choice was for he to began to study medicine at the University of Christiania, but early in the study period, he spent more time on art than on the medical program. He was a student at J.F. Eckersberg’s Art School from 1867 to 1968, studied in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
as a pupil of F. Vermehren (1868-1870) and from 1870 at the Academy in Antwerp.
Schneider's illustrations and informative articles made him a sought-after contributor to magazines Illustreret Nyhedsblad
Illustreret Nyhedsblad
Illustreret Nyhedsblad was a Norwegian weekly magazine, issued from 1851 to 1866 in Christiania, Norway. Its first editor was Paul Botten-Hansen, who edited the magazine from 1851 to 1864 and from 1865 to 1866, with Frederik Bætzmann being editor from 1864 to 1865. Among its contributors were...
, Skilling-Magazin, Norsk Folkeblad, Almuevennen and Danish publication, Illustreret Tidende. From 1863 he was permanent illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
in the witty magazine Vikingen. His drawings were printed after xylography
Woodcut
Woodcut—occasionally known as xylography—is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with gouges...
, and had often a political focus. Schneider also was a habile portrait painter.
Schneider made several trips to the valley of Setesdal
Setesdal
Setesdal is a valley and a traditional district in Aust-Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes....
and was touched by cultural traditions in the valley. He proved himself an accomplished painter of folk life and customs, leaving a rich sketchbook. His main contribution to art was his drawings for P. Chr. Asbjørnsen
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...
's Norske Huldre-Eventyr og Folkesagn (1879), and later editions. His illustrations for fairy tales and legends were developed in discussions with the tale collector and publisher Asbjørnsen himself, and built upon studies of peasants, house constructions and his own collection of oral tales in Setesdal
Setesdal
Setesdal is a valley and a traditional district in Aust-Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes....
.
He committed suicide in Antwerp at 31 years of age.