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Upcoming events the avid philatelist can’t miss!
In our local region there are a lot of events that are almost mandatory as a philatelist of any sort. Having a hobby is one thing but being able to meet likeminded people and share a hobby-oriented experience is a truly fantastic thing to witness first hand.
So, in this post, we would like to list some of the upcoming philately-events, so you don’t have to miss out! Make sure you keep an eye on our blog and social media pages because we will be listing new events as time progresses!
Now, without further ado, let’s get into the list shall we!
Postex 2018 Apeldoorn <https://www.postex.nl/ >
This year is the 20th edition of Postex, and it will be held on the 19th till the 21st of October, in Apeldorn. If you are located near the Netherlands and are interested in stamps and stamp collecting, this is a superb event for you to attend.
Internationale Briefmarken-Börse Sindelfingen < www.briefmarken-messe.de >
This stamp extravaganza takes place on the 25th of October, until the 27th, in the south of Germany. It’s a large event with a great selection of some of the best stamps around!
Maastricht International Fair 2018 – MIF 2018 <http://mifevents.com/en/>
This exhibition boasts a floor space of over 3000m2 and is one of the largest events for coins and bank notes.
There will be a huge selection for you to browse through at this event. If you are looking for a great time, an opportunity to meet new people and a chance to view a vast collection of coins and notes then make sure you are there! Maastricht International Fair is from the 9th till the 11th of November.
Earlier events you missed this month
PaperMoneyFairs Maastricht <http://www.papermoney-maastricht.nl/ > (28-29/09/2018)
This event is for all paper money collectors who are looking to share their collections and meet their money-collecting peers. With 177 bookings to date, this fair will be a true spectacle for all paper money collectors! This event took place from the 28th of September to the 30th.
Antwerpfila 2018 <http://www.antwerpfila.be/> (5-6/10/2018)
The largest international stamp and coin fair in Belgium is set to be a wonderful event ! With over 3000m2 of philately, this is a fair you absolutely must attend if you like anything stamp or coin oriented. This event will be a busy one so make sure you are there!
Stampa 2018 < http://stampa.ie/ > (5-6-7/10/2018)
The Irish national stamp exhibition is the one for you if you are in love with Irish Philately. Ireland has a rich history, and a lot of it is sure to be on display at this wonderful event that’s held in Dublin.
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Stock cards – The staple of stamp safety
Any damage or minor alterations to your stamps condition can make the difference between an extremely valuable stamp, and one you may as well lick and stick on a postcard. Most of the time, you will be able to add your stamps to an album, which in turn will protect the stamp from any damage.
Sometimes however, you can’t…
If your album is full, or you are waiting for new releases, the temptation to stick them in a paper envelope becomes ever greater. However, what if they get stuck to each other, fold, or even tear by the perforations?
It’s for exactly these reasons that stock cards are around.
Stock cards are small cards with multiple rows on them which you can use to keep your stamps in. Us stamp collectors are ever so careful when it comes to keeping our stamps safe, and maybe even more so when it comes to sorting our stamps.
By using stock cards, we can easily sort even the largest quantities of stamps, without us being forced to put them somewhere out of place. Along with this, if you want to show people your collection, you don’t risk damage either.
If you don’t have all your stamps in stock cards, or albums, then showing someone your collection can spell disaster, may there be, for example, a drop of Coca-Cola on the table. Let alone the risk of people picking your stamps up with greasy fingers, or even worse, ripping your stamps accidently when looking at them.
When you use stock cards, you never run this risk.
People can always see your stamps without them having to touch them. So, not only will you be in a much better position to organise your stamps, your stamps will also be protected much better.
So, what were the advantages of stock cards again?
- Easy sorting of your stamps so you always have a well-organized collection.
- Extra protection for your stamps, so they can’t get as easily damaged by greasy fingers or tearing.
Are you a stamp collector, and don’t you have stock cards yet? Or have you run out?
Buy some stock cards and protect your postage stamps!
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Olympic Philately
The upcoming topic after the Davos Forum in the beginning of 2018 is Winter Olympics! Attention & tension will get higher the more we get closer to the opening ceremony of the next Winter Games in Korea on February 9th. The PyeongChang 2018 Olympics, XXIII Olympic Winter Games, will be held for 17 days from 9 to 25 February 2018.
Korea Post issued on Oct 31 2017, exactly 100 days before the start of the games, 1.4 million stamps in the format of 2 miniature sheets of 10 stamps each to commemorate the event (1). The stamp designs include the official mascot, Soohorang illustrated as an olympic athlete in a number of winter sports. Stamps are portrayed along the post, scroll down to discover them all 🙂
But How Do I get to Olympic Philately ?
Lately, Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, the publishing house of Michel catalogs, has enriched significantly its offer on Topic catalogs. Each catalog is made of 1’000’s of pictures, giving you ideas to collect a specific areas: for example there are more than 33’000 fish species listed on Fishbase but you may be interested only in fish on the list of endangered species. For every topic catalog, we like to see how the web and social media can boost your collection: we look for links, websites, create pinterest boards on collectibles we find and that is how I discovered Olympic Philately !
Timing or not ;-), Michel released just after last Christmas, the 2nd edition of its stamp catalog dedicated to the Olympic Games. The 1st Edition was launch just before the Summer Games in Brazil, the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Michel Catalog Olympische Spiele 2017 2nd edition / Michel Catalog Olympic Games 2017
You never know what you will find when you have to blog about a topic. A feeling I get a lot when dealing with with stamps or catalogs. Stamp catalogs are a tremendous source of information for the philatelist. Besides pricing, stamp catalogs offer tons of information on stamps: technical like the face value, perforations, dimensions, counterfeiting protections, printing quantity, printing method, colors, watermarking but also the artist, the engraver, the date of issue, the first day cover cancel and much more. There are several sorts of catalogs, organized by country, continent (Europe, Africa, Asia,…), part of the world (French colonies, British Empire, German colonies, …) , or by topic, specialized or handbooks.
Doing some research on Olympic Games on Stamps led me to discover some interesting resources that will extend the scope of your collection.
International Association of Olympic Collectors
The mission of the International Association of Olympic Collectors or Association International des Collectionneurs Olympique (AICO) is to promote Olympic collecting related to the cultural and historic aspects of the Olympic movement. Olympic collecting includes Olympic philately, Olympic numismatics and Olympic memorabilia. Olympic philately is a category of collecting in which the images or subjects on the postal products are related to the Olympic Games or the Olympic movement (2) Olympic philately was born on 25 March 1896, the day the first set of Olympic stamps was issued in Greece to commemorate (and help finance) the 1st Modern Olympic Games in Athens. The Philatelic Database lists in its blog post Stamps of Greece: The First Olympic Stamps (1896) the twelve stamps of the serie (3).
The Olympic World Library
The Olympic World Library is simultaneously a library catalogue, an information portal and a search engine for Olympic knowledge. Via this portal you can access the unique collections of The Olympic Studies Centre, with all the official Olympic publications, and also find books, articles and selected dissertations produced by academics and professionals from all around the world. E-books collection is also available for loans (renewable every 28 days): https://library.olympic.org/
The Poster stamps and labels of the Olympic Games
This website is an important source of information for fans of paraphilately. If you collect Cinderella Stamps, Vignettes or Posters related to Olympism and the Olympic Games, you will not be able to ignore this page: http://www.alphabetilately.org/Oly/index.html
References:
- The Korea Bizwire – New Stamps Pay Tribute to PyeongChang Olympics
- AICO – Definition of Olympic Philately
- Stamps of 1896 – Olympic Museum Website
Bonus - Participating Nations
See you at the ceremony ?
Stamp issues
Denmark celebrates 2018 with Roses, Bjørn Wiinblad, Yoko Ono
2018 has just started and we are still greeting our family, friends, colleagues that PostNord (Denmark) releases today two stamp issues and a miniature sheet.
From 1 January 2018, it will cost DKK 9 to send a standard letter (weighing max. 50 g) to addresses in Denmark and DKK 27 to adresses abroad (up to 100g).
Bjørn Wiinblad Centenary
Taking as his motto “Make people happy”, the famous Danish artist Bjørn Wiinblad crafted his distinctive works in a sumptuous, oriental-inspired style, distinguished by a host of colours and heavy decoration. 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of this peerless artist and designer, and PostNord has chosen to celebrate the event by issuing a 10-strip featuring five of Bjørn Wiinblad’s finest images.
Artist: Bjørn Wiinblad
Design: PostNord Stamps/Ella Clausen
Colours: 4-colour, offset
Paper: Self-adhesive
Printing house: Cartor
Perforation: 13 x 13¼
Method of printing: Offset
Format: 26.5 x 36.6 mm
Bjørn Wiinblad Centenary
Roses
Roses
One of the things letters and roses have in common is that they are both used to convey messages. For centuries, the subtlety of the rose has been deeply symbolic, so there is always an underlying message in which bouquet you give to whom. The red rose is strongly associated with love and desire, while the white rose represents innocence and purity. And death. A purple rose is often linked with enchantment, and finally, a yellow rose is viewed as an expression of falsehood.
PostNord has issued a 10-strip featuring roses in five colours, so you can send your letters on their way with different messages. As from 1 January 2018, the price of sending an international letter weighing up to 100 g will be DKK 27.
Photos: Anders Bach
Design: PostNord Stamps/Ella Clausen
Colours: 4-colour, offset
Paper: Self-adhesive
Printing house: Cartor
Perforation: 13½ x 13½
Method of printing: Offset
Format: 26.50 x 26.25 mm
Yoko Ono
At the age of 84, the world-famous artist Yoko Ono is making her debut as a stamp designer. The minisheet of two stamps created on the initiative of Yoko Ono features strong universal messages such as “Dream”, written in the centre of a yellow moon, and “Smile”, which adorns the heart of a yellow sun. This issue gives Danish letter-writers and tourists alike the opportunity to send greetings decorated with Yoko Ono’s messages of peace and understanding to friends
and family around the globe.
Exhibiting at Charlottenborg
Yoko Ono has devoted her life to battling for a world of peace and understanding, and to making people more aware of their surroundings. From October 2017 through February 2018, the Kunsthal Charlottenborg art gallery
in Copenhagen is hosting a special exhibition entitled YOKO ONO: TRANSMISSION. It is an exhibition that explores the famous artist’s unique methods of transmitting her insightful messages about artistic philosophy
and peace in diverse ways to people all over the world. The minisheet of two stamps has been created specifically for this exhibition.
The minisheet is being issued as an extension of the “YOKO ONO: TRANSMISSION” exhibition being hosted at Kunsthal Charlottenborg art gallery in Copenhagen. The exhibition also features 900 billboards set up at bus stops all over Denmark, as well as radio transmissions and newspaper advertisements. If you visit Kunsthal Charlottenborg before 18 February 2018, you can see all the works, including an exhibition about how the stamps were created, from the first rough sketches to the final versions.
Artist: Yoko Ono
Graphic design: PostNord Stamps/ Ella Clausen
Colours: 3-colour, offset
Paper: Rubberised
Printing house: Cartor
Perforation: 13½ x 13¼
Format, stamps: 56 x 42 mm
Format minisheet: 75 x 130
Yoko Ono: Transmision Minisheet
Source: PostNord
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Correios celebrates William Shakespeare’s Work
William Shakespeare and his immortal works
“Let me speak and I will enchant your ears”
The challenge for designers while creating the mini sheet was to show that Shakespeare powerful words can’t be read as mere sophisms. Shakespeare weaves the universality of human condition through irony, humor and metaphors. Due to that, the intention was to present remarkable phrases of each play, contextualizing them with colors and symbols that identify them:
in “Romeo and Juliet”, the balcony where the lovers meet, using vectorial illustration;
- in “Midsummer Night’s Dream” the same technique is used to show the moment when the queen of the fairies, Titania, under the influence of a spell, falls in love with Nick, transformed into a donkey, in the forest where the story happens;
- the contemplation of mortality itself can be seen in the skull, in “Hamlet”. The technique used is China ink and aquarelle on paper, and complementary colors, red and green, symbolize the main character’s duality;
- in “Othello”, once again vectorial illustration is used to show the green color of envy involving the tragic Moor hero;
- in “King Lear”, on the other hand, a vectorial illustration shows the old king wearing a broken crown, symbolizing the disastrous division of his kingdom among his daughters;
- finally, “Macbeth” brings us the blood and violence of the ambition for power, combining digital painting and vectorial illustration
Foreword by Theófilo Silva – Writer and researcher of William Shakespeare
“Shakespeare is humanity’s master of ceremonies”. This phrase synthesizes, with precision, the importance of English dramatist William Shakespeare, born on April 23rd, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small town in England countryside. Cognominated the Bard of Stratford, he is acknowledged worldwide as the poet who rummaged with deep wisdom the whole complexity of human nature. Shakespeare left us thirty nine plays, five great poems and the celebrated 154 sonnets; over thirteen hundred characters; a vocabulary with over twenty one thousand words (the biggest amongst all writers) of which over two thousand are his full creation.
His thought is disseminated among us. His dramas, his phrases, his verses, are incorporated to our routine, and we quote him all the time, even without knowing it. Theater, TV, cinema repeat Shakespeare exhaustively, all the time. Actors and actresses play the good and the evil: sarcasm, laughter, cry, weakness, power, strength, pain, joy, happiness, contempt, are always reproducing his characters.
Shakespeare considered man a sublime being, whether weak or strong, good or evil. He loved mankind. His work expands and widens the human mind, making man think more, feel more, see more through his plots and characters, which, instead of being read, read us, no matter how unbelievable it may seem.
Considered the father of modern theater, his monumental theatrical work is broken down in tragedies, comedies, historical plays and novels (final pieces). Thus, in the work considered the maximum work of the human genius, Hamlet – from the famous soliloquy “to be or not to be: that is the question” –, Shakespeare presents us a prince who raises all questions inherent to human condition. In Macbeth, he discusses the unbridled ambition for power, which measures no consequences until reaching its goals, even if leads to annihilation and madness. In Othello, he reveals the whole destructive power of envy and jealousy. In King Lear, he shows us the old age that lost discernment. In Midsummer Night’s Dream, he approached the world of dreams, presenting all the transforming power of imagination. In Romeo and Juliet, we have the greatest love story of all times, the two youths who became mixed up with the real.
In Brazil, his work was translated by dozens of authors and his plays are extremely popular, being represented and enacted in all parts of the county. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616, but he is still alive, enchanting humankind with his immortal works. That is why Machado de Assis said: “You don’t discuss Shakespeare, you admire him”
William Shakespeare was one of the most important dramatists and writers in humankind history. He wrote brilliant works, which are today adapted to theater and cinema. In this issue, Correios Brasil pays homage to six works of the Bard: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet, King Lear and Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Technical details
Art: Adriana Akemi Shibata e Bárbara Duarte
Print system: offset + gold and silver metallic paints + spot UV varnish + embossing
Paper: gummed chalky paper
Mini sheet with 6 stamps
Mini sheet dimension: 200mm x 158mm
Facial value: R$4.20 each stamp
Issue: 300,000 stamps (50,000 of each stamp)
Design area: 25mm x 59mm
Stamp dimensions: 25mm x 59mm
Perforation: 12 x 11.5
Date of issue: October 26th , 2017
Printing: Brazilian Mint
Source: http://blog.correios.com.br/filatelia/
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Video Games on Stamps: Mario Brothers
Gamers of the world 
& fans of the Mario Brothers 
, Princess Peach 
, Yoshi and Bowser (yes without him no princess to save) will be delighted by this blog post that was brought to my knowledge by Emil Drkusic, a philatelist blogger on the stamp.nijna website. Who hasn’t played hours & hours to one of the games of the Saga 
trying to save the Princess or racing or discovering worlds? Stamp collecting & modern philately go with their time: the hobby evolves to pop & gamer culture and there is plenty to discover
. Are u a stamp collector or a gamer or both ? Click on the link below to travel in the world of Shigeru Miyamoto and the Mushroom Kingdom.
http://stamp.ninja/…/…/30/video-games-on-stamps-super-mario/
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Stamp issues
Germany Year Set 2017
In a couple of weeks (07.12.17), the last issue of the year will be released by the Deutsche Post. The topics of the four stamps to be issued range from science to contemporary design and a famous german writer. Let’s enjoy this gallery of design that were issued along the year 2017.
More information on the stamps are available on the website of the Bundesministerium der Finanzen
2017 Year Set of Germany stamps
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Coin Products
Davo Coin Collecting Albums
Did you know that DAVO is not only a stamp collector supplier ? For many years already, DAVO has designed albums for the coin and banknotes collectors. As a major brand in the Benelux, DAVO offers a wide assortment for the Dutch Davo coins, the firsts & new countries of the Euro zone and the Dutch Euro coins collectors. With DAVO products, the collector has an extensive choice at hand considering the other brands offering similar products (Hartberger, Lindner, Leuchtturm, Yvert,…).
Davo coins
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Davo coin collecting albums are available in luxe version
Like the Luxe version of the DAVO stamp albums, the luxurious coin album is bound in navy blue and embossed with the national crest of the country on the cover. The Davo albums are presented in its own matching slip-case to keep both 4-ring binder and collection in excellent condition.
DAVO coin albums
Davo coin albums of this quality and craftmanship guarantee security and protection for your collectibles. The Luxe version of the Davo coin albums are for the collector who wants to give his/her collection a touch of class.
Each Album is accommodated in one or more volumes, according to the number of coins issued. The price for each volume of the albums are inclusive of the binder and protection slipcase.
DAVO Coin Albums of the Netherlands and Belgium
DAVO has developped a collection specifically for the coins of the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) before and after the introduction of the Euro currency. The collection comprises 6 volumes at the moment, arranged per monarch (Queen or King). Each coin that has been issued is described including who is the coin master.
- Luxe muntalbum Kon. Willem I + II
- Luxe muntalbum Kon. Willem III
- Luxe muntalbum Kon. Wilhelmina
- Luxe muntalbum Kon. Juliana
- Luxe muntalbum Kon. Beatrix (zw/w)
- Luxe muntalbum Kon. Willem Alexander (zw/w)
- Luxe muntalbum Euro Kon. Beatrix
- Luxe muntalbum Euro Kon. Willem Alexander
DAVO offers as well a collection of coin albums for Belgium on the same principle as for the collection for the Netherlands.
- Luxe muntalbum I (Leopold I en II)
- Luxe muntalbum II (Albert I, Leopold III, Prins Karel)
- Luxe muntalbum III (Boudewijn)
- Luxe muntalbum IV (Albert II)
- Luxe muntalbum Euro (Albert II)
DAVO Yearly Supplements
Each year in April, additions appear for the coins issued in the previous year. For these additions, you can use the DAVO mint holders. The coins of different sizes can be stored so that they remain visible on both sides.
Davo Kosmos EURO coins & banknotes albums
Thanks to the diversity of EURO coins issued each year, DAVO has developed in partnership with Kosmos three albums for storing and presenting the euro coins and banknotes:
- First 12 countries of the Euro zone: In color
- Later joining countries (8 countries: Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia, Lituania, Latvia and Andorra
- Euro Banknotes: 15 folders for safe storage of your bank note collection.
Coin holders belong to the past! Characteristic of this practical album is the storage system, which consists of folders in which you can efficiently place your coins and create a beautiful presentation of your collection. The album features full-color album sheets that clearly indicate all countries in the euro area.
Need more space or folders, you can always extend your album with extra folders or with the yearly supplements.
Davo Kosmos EURO coins & banknotes albums
Thanks to the diversity of EURO coins issued each year, DAVO has developed in partnership with Kosmos three albums for storing and presenting the euro coins and banknotes:
- First 12 countries of the Euro zone: In color
- Later joining countries (8 countries: Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia, Lituania, Latvia and Andorra
- Euro Banknotes: 15 folders for safe storage of your bank note collection.
Coin holders belong to the past! Characteristic of this practical album is the storage system, which consists of folders in which you can efficiently place your coins and create a beautiful presentation of your collection. The album features full-color album sheets that clearly indicate all countries in the euro area.
Need more space or folders, you can always extend your album with extra folders or with the yearly supplements.
DAVO KOSMOS neutral coin albums
DAVO through its daughter brand KOSMOS offer as well neutral Davo coin album for collectors who would like to arrange their collection upon their liking, as they prefer. Each set comes with a padded 4-ring binder, a luxury slipcase and a starter set of 5 coin holder pages with a holding capacity of 25 coins/page (5×5).
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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
OLD MASTERS – FERDINAND GEORG WALDMÜLLER
The Austrian painter Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller is considered the very epitome of an artist from the Biedermeier era. Austrian Post is celebrating the prominent painter with a commemorative stamp in the “Old Masters” series.
Waldmüller was born in 1793 in Vienna. At the tender age of just 14 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and earned his living as a portrait artist, drawing teacher and theatrical set designer. Over time he also began to paint landscapes and the genre paintings of everyday scenes for which he later became famous. He frequently travelled to Italy and to the Salzkammergut, where many of his most famous works were created. In 1829 he was appointed as curator of the painting collection and as a teacher by the Academy of Fine Arts, but his relationship with his employer soon turned sour: Waldmüller’s ideas for educational reform and on the academic collection were repeatedly rejected. He was forbidden to give any further private lessons in his rooms at the Academy and his studio there was taken away from him. Following publication of yet another polemic paper, in 1857 he was forced to retire and found himself in ever worsening financial straits. Waldmüller died in 1865 in Hinterbrühl near Mödling.
His objective, naturalistic depictions were not always well received by his contemporaries. Still lifes, portraits, landscapes and, in particular, rural scenes filled with realism and attention to detail constitute the main body of his work, although social issues such as poverty or homelessness often lurk behind the apparently idyllic scenes. Light and its effect play a central role in his paintings and give them a radiant appeal. It was primarily abroad that Waldmüller found recognition as an artist, and he was able to sell some paintings at the Universal Exhibition in Paris and during a visit to Buckingham Palace. It was only long after his death that his works were rediscovered and their artistic importance recognised. “Revival to New Life” was painted in 1852. Here, too, it is light and shadow that gives life to the painting: the gleaming sunlight makes the picture glow. Spring has arrived and everything is awakening to new life. This is reflected not only in the smiling faces of the people, but also in the blossoming nature that surrounds them: in the branches of the tree as they turn green or in the little bunch of flowers in the girl’s hand.
Despite their evident poverty, the people are clearly rejoicing in the old tree’s recovery and this radiant spring day. Waldmüller characterises each individual in the picture with prodigious attention to detail: the clothing, the tree, the building – each one is meticulously depicted. The oil painting belongs to the Princely Collections of Liechtenstein (LIECHTENSTEIN. The Princely Collections, Vaduz – Vienna).
Product Information
Issue Name: OLD MASTERS – FERDINAND GEORG WALDMÜLLER
Release Date: 13.07.2016
Number of Copies: 180.000
Print Style: Kombinationsdruck, Offset-Stich (Etch-Art by OeSD)
Design: Dieter Kraus
Type: Special issue series
Printed by: Österreichische Staatsdruckerei GmbH
Text & Photo Credits: Post Austria
link: http://bit.ly/29IanoL
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Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
OLD MASTERS – FERDINAND GEORG WALDMÜLLER
The Austrian painter Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller is considered the very epitome of an artist from the Biedermeier era. Austrian Post is celebrating the prominent painter with a commemorative stamp in the “Old Masters” series.
Waldmüller was born in 1793 in Vienna. At the tender age of just 14 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and earned his living as a portrait artist, drawing teacher and theatrical set designer. Over time he also began to paint landscapes and the genre paintings of everyday scenes for which he later became famous. He frequently travelled to Italy and to the Salzkammergut, where many of his most famous works were created. In 1829 he was appointed as curator of the painting collection and as a teacher by the Academy of Fine Arts, but his relationship with his employer soon turned sour: Waldmüller’s ideas for educational reform and on the academic collection were repeatedly rejected. He was forbidden to give any further private lessons in his rooms at the Academy and his studio there was taken away from him. Following publication of yet another polemic paper, in 1857 he was forced to retire and found himself in ever worsening financial straits. Waldmüller died in 1865 in Hinterbrühl near Mödling.
His objective, naturalistic depictions were not always well received by his contemporaries. Still lifes, portraits, landscapes and, in particular, rural scenes filled with realism and attention to detail constitute the main body of his work, although social issues such as poverty or homelessness often lurk behind the apparently idyllic scenes. Light and its effect play a central role in his paintings and give them a radiant appeal. It was primarily abroad that Waldmüller found recognition as an artist, and he was able to sell some paintings at the Universal Exhibition in Paris and during a visit to Buckingham Palace. It was only long after his death that his works were rediscovered and their artistic importance recognised. “Revival to New Life” was painted in 1852. Here, too, it is light and shadow that gives life to the painting: the gleaming sunlight makes the picture glow. Spring has arrived and everything is awakening to new life. This is reflected not only in the smiling faces of the people, but also in the blossoming nature that surrounds them: in the branches of the tree as they turn green or in the little bunch of flowers in the girl’s hand.
Despite their evident poverty, the people are clearly rejoicing in the old tree’s recovery and this radiant spring day. Waldmüller characterises each individual in the picture with prodigious attention to detail: the clothing, the tree, the building – each one is meticulously depicted. The oil painting belongs to the Princely Collections of Liechtenstein (LIECHTENSTEIN. The Princely Collections, Vaduz – Vienna).
Product Information
Issue Name: OLD MASTERS – FERDINAND GEORG WALDMÜLLER
Release Date: 13.07.2016
Number of Copies: 180.000
Print Style: Kombinationsdruck, Offset-Stich (Etch-Art by OeSD)
Design: Dieter Kraus
Type: Special issue series
Printed by: Österreichische Staatsdruckerei GmbH
Text & Photo Credits: Post Austria
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