Felix Schlesinger
1833–1910 · German · 30 artworks
RomanticismGenre paintingDetailed realismNarrative compositionWarm color palettesSentimental themes
artist bio
Felix Schlesinger was a German painter known for his genre scenes depicting everyday life, particularly children and families. His works often captured sentimental moments with a focus on detail and narrative.
what you'll learn
Studying Schlesinger's work allows students to explore narrative painting and the depiction of human emotion within domestic settings. Students can learn about composition, detail, and the use of light to create mood.
related: Wilhelm Leibl, Gustave Courbet
30 artworks
A concern
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At the plum harvest
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The little brother
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The village doctor
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Good friends
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Rural interior
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At lunchtime
1860
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Boy smoking a pipe
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A feathered friend
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Lunch time
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Three generations
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Little boy with apple basket
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Country life
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Painter kisses the model
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Mother cuts a boy's hair in the room with a tiled stove and a sleeping cat
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Inside the village shop
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With grandmother
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The bedtime story / evening reading hour
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All sorts of treasures ("The peddler")
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The arrival of the stagecoach
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Home alone
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The boy at the cellar window
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The new dress
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Two young women are warming themselves in the fireplace room, looking at the tame parrot
1856
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In the pass (Police office before emigration)
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Hardworking helpers in the kitchen
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The grandfather’s tobacco box
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Girl with rabbits
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The first shoe ("children's toilet")
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At the market
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