Hans Thoma und seine Weggenossen: Eine Kunstgabe

This volume assembles a select group of late‑19th‑century German painters whose common thread is a devout attentiveness to the visible world and a desire to render nature with clear, heartfelt fidelity. Moving away from the dominant historic and genre conventions of their era, they preferred perception over technical flourish, reviving a colour‑rich, open‑eyed approach that reshaped German painting.

Interlaced with reproductions are lively accounts of their excursions into the Black Forest, where friends such as Bracht, Stäbli and Lugo chased solitary stones or burst‑of‑flora, debating discovery before jointly committing the scene to canvas. The text also traces the influence of their mentor Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and presents rare works by lesser‑known figures like Eysen and Burnitz, offering listeners a nuanced look at a formative chapter of German art without spilling later judgments.