Heinrich Giebel (1865-1951), a well-known impressionist landscape artist, painted in Büdingen in 1934. He was one of the main exponents of the artist colony of Willingshausen In the late 19th and early 20th century Germany. Giebel's paintings were inspired by impressionism and "plein air" style and devoted to living in the country and capturing rural life and landscapes. Giebel's paintings of the Büdingen seem to me to capture the essence of the village during the early time of the Gerlachs of Büdingen. |
In July 2016, Christoph Giebel, the grandson of Heinrich Giebel, and his family visited the beautiful and quaint village of Büdingen. Christoph was able to pinpoint every location of the six known motifs created by his grandfather in 1934. Christoph very generously sent images of his grandfather's paintings and his photographs for comparison of changes in the ensuing 83 years.
Several of the paintings have been incorporated on the web page on Büdingen. Below are images of Heinrich Giebel's paintings of 1934 and photographic recreations by Christoph Giebel in 2016.
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