Source: Wikipedia: Dachau MossĪ word meaning "hobby horse" in French, and "yes, yes" in Slavic, it is linked to poet, Tristan Tzara, who reportedly stabbed a penknife in a dictionary in a random place, and it landed on the nonsense word "Dada". Karl Seeger is credited as the founder of the art colony, and others attracted to it include Rudolf Epp, Adolf Hoelzel and Wilhelm Leibl. Sources: Website of Oglethorpe University Museum of Art Linda Malloy, Art Collector.Īn art colony location north of Dachau, Germany via Munich, it is in a landscape noted for its appeal to artists because of the visual richness of the meadowland, and pine and swamp forests. Artists who painted at Dachau before 1933 were Johann Georg von Dillis, a teacher of landscape painting at the Munich Academy, 1804 to 1814 /Edouard Schleich, The Older Carl Spitzweg, Christian Morgenstern, Adolf Lier and Wilhelm von Diez. Both exhibitions demonstrate the fragility of creativity in the face of destruction. in 2009 by the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art.Īlong with the fine art exhibition are 15 panels documenting Dachau’s infamous period in "Dachau Concentration Camp: Years of Destruction 1933-1945"g, from before it was a camp until present day. A selection of excellent art works from the Dachau Artist Colony was exhibited for the first time in the U.S. The Dachau Artist Colony is considered to be Germany’s equivalent to the Barbizon Artist Colony, but its art had been overshadowed by a dark period in 20th century history – the infamy of Dachau’s concentration camp. Sources: Ralph Mayer, "A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques" Kimberley Reynolds and Richard Seddon, "Illustrated Dictionary of Art Terms"
For oil painting, Dabbers can create smooth fields of colors and glazes. In engraving, the Dabber is still used to force ink into etched or incised lines. Dabbers were prevalent in the 19th Century for printmaking but, except for engraving, were replaced by Breyers or rollers. A roll of inked material, it is used to apply ink to a block or plate for graphic reproductions and to blend oil colors.
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