Matthäus Schiestl (Gnigl/Salzburg 1869-1939 Munich)
Enzian (Clusius' gentian)
1935
oil on plywood
36,5 x 30 cm
signed and dated lower left: "M. Schiestl 1935"
titled verso
Enzian is the German name for the alpine flowering plant with the scientific name Gentiana clusii, also known as Clusius' gentian and as flower of the sweet-lady.
"In Würzburg, Matthäus Schiestl completed an apprenticeship in his father's carving workshop. In 1894, he then began studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Wilhelm von Diez Schiestl, among others, eventually developing into an important painter of German folk art." B (loose English translation from German original, below)
"In Würzburg absolvierte Matthäus Schiestl eine Ausbildung in der Bildschnitzer-Werkstatt seines Vaters und begann 1894 ein Studium an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, unter anderem bei Wilhelm von Diez Schiestl entwickelte sich schließlich zu einem wichtigen Maler der deutschen Volkskunst." B
