My Sorrel
| Author: | Edward Mateusz Römer (1848–1900) |
Painter Edward Mateusz Römer was the son of painter Edward Jan Römer and the brother of artist Alfred Römer. He was born on 1 October 1848 in Vologda. In 1852 his family returned to Lithuania. He developed his first drawing skills with the help of his father and brother along with the painters from Vilnius, K. Ruseckas and J. Zenkiewicz. In 1868 he began his studies at the Dresden Academy of Art under the supervision of C. Schurig. In 1869 he studied at the Munich academy of Art under H. Andschütz, F. Adam and O. Seitz. In 1874 he travelled throughout Europe: visiting Switzerland, Austria and Greece. About 1877 he returned to Vilnius. Together with his brother Alfred and painter F. Jurjewicz, he worked in the Römers’ house studio on Bokšto Street. He painted landscapes, portraits, daily life compositions as well as pictures of the 1863 uprising. He participated in exhibitions in Warsaw, Cracow, Munich, Lvov, Berlin, Paris, and Vienna. He died on 22 February 1900 in the Luna estate, Grodno County.
Source: Valiunas Ellex (LAWIN until 2015) art album: THE WORLD OF LANDSCAPES I (2010). Compilers Nijolė Tumėnienė, Dalia Tarandaitė, Jurgita Semenauskienė. Text author Dalia Tarandaitė.
Painter Edward Mateusz Römer was the son of painter Edward Jan Römer and the brother of artist Alfred Römer. He was born on 1 October 1848 in Vologda. In 1852 his family returned to Lithuania. He developed his first drawing skills with the help of his father and brother along with the painters from Vilnius, K. Ruseckas and J. Zenkiewicz. In 1868 he began his studies at the Dresden Academy of Art under the supervision of C. Schurig. In 1869 he studied at the Munich academy of Art under H. Andschütz, F. Adam and O. Seitz. In 1874 he travelled throughout Europe: visiting Switzerland, Austria and Greece. About 1877 he returned to Vilnius. Together with his brother Alfred and painter F. Jurjewicz, he worked in the Römers’ house studio on Bokšto Street. He painted landscapes, portraits, daily life compositions as well as pictures of the 1863 uprising. He participated in exhibitions in Warsaw, Cracow, Munich, Lvov, Berlin, Paris, and Vienna. He died on 22 February 1900 in the Luna estate, Grodno County.
Source: Valiunas Ellex (LAWIN until 2015) art album: THE WORLD OF LANDSCAPES I (2010). Compilers Nijolė Tumėnienė, Dalia Tarandaitė, Jurgita Semenauskienė. Text author Dalia Tarandaitė.
