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Angler at the Waterfall
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Angler at the Waterfall (1853)
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August Kessler enters the world on 30 December 1826 in Tilsit, Kingdom of Prussia (Sovetsk, Russia). The foundations of his career are laid within the family circle. His father, Christian Friedrich Kessler, provides the initial instruction, introducing the young boy to the mechanics of painting. This early guidance establishes the technical groundwork before the formal academy years begin.
The year 1841 marks a shift toward professional rigor. August Kessler enrolls at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, moving into the structured environment of formal art education. The training intensifies in 1843 when he enters the studio of the landscape painter Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. This mentorship lasts over a decade, continuing until 1854. Under Schirmer, the focus settles on the nuances of the landscape, a discipline that defines his entire professional output.
After completing his studies, Kessler establishes himself as a freelance painter within the city of Düsseldorf. He becomes a founding member of the Malkasten artists' association, a central hub for the local creative community. His professional life is deeply intertwined with the city's artistic circles; for a time, he shares a residence with Eugen Bracht, Fritz Ebel, and Carl Friedrich Harveng.
The landscape provides his primary subject matter, driving him away from the studio and into the field. He undertakes extensive study trips to capture the specificities of various terrains. These excursions take him through the Teutoburg Forest and across the landscapes of Hesse and Bavaria. He moves through the Tyrol and into Northern Italy, eventually reaching the Alpine regions. His travels extend beyond the mountains to the coasts and low mountain ranges, including trips to Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland.
The early output of Kessler reveals a focus on the raw mechanics of nature. In 1842, he produced German Forest Landscape with Wild Stream, a work that captures the movement of water through dense terrain. By 1852, his attention turned toward the inhabitants of these woods, as seen in Red Deer in the Forest. These compositions often emphasize the specific textures of the German landscape, moving from the rushing currents of mountain streams to the quiet presence of wildlife in forest clearings.
A shift occurs in the mid-1850s. Around 1853, he painted Angler at the Waterfall, a scene that integrates human presence into the rugged topography of the landscape. His travels through the Alps, Tyrol, and the coastal regions of Holland and Belgium expanded his visual vocabulary. He moved between the heavy shadows of the Teutoburg Forest and the open light of maritime settings. This period saw him navigating the tension between the detailed observation of nature and the structured compositions favored by the Düsseldorf school.
Late in his career, the focus remains on the atmospheric qualities of the natural world. Autumn Morning in the Beech Forest, painted in 1891, captures a specific, fleeting moment of light within the woods. His later years saw him exhibiting regularly at the Berlin Academy, presenting works that continued to explore the interplay of light and shadow across diverse environments, from the coastal beaches of Blankenberghe to the quietude of a mountain lake.