The Shadow of the Academy Landshut, 1878. A son of a teacher enters a world that will soon demand he choose between the brush and his conscience. The early years follow a structured path through the Munich Arts and Crafts School and the Technical University, leading to a state examination in drawing. By 1903, the scene shifts to the Munich Academy. Here, under the guidance of Franz von Stuck, the foundations of a graphic and painterly…
Scroll through Willi Geiger's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
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The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Willi Geiger's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.